Pendle Borough Council
Market Street, Nelson, Lancashire BB9 7LG
Tel: 01282 661661 Fax: 01282 661130
Marsden Park Heritage Lottery Fund Grant
Marsden Park is being restored to its former glory over the next four years.
£1.5 million from the National Lottery Fund, Pendle Council and other sources is going to be spent on the improvements.
In total, thirteen projects will be carried out over the four years to make Marsden Park a wonderful area for the whole community to use and enjoy.
The first project was to create a new play area, which was completed and officially opened on 10th September 2004.
The remaining twelve projects are shown in the table below.
Project |
Details |
Start Date |
| Marsden Hall Redevelopments | Undertaking major renovation work to improve the hall to create an education resource for both the public and local schools | Year One (2004-2005) |
| Upper Pond and Roman Bath | Reinstating original layout of the pond and bath areas, replacing raillings with a more appropriate style and redirecting Hendon Brook to flow through the pond. |
Year One (2004-2005) |
| Lady's Garden | Restoring the historic character of the garden through replacing roses with more suitable and interesting plants and replacing missing urns on gate piers. | Year One (2004-2005) |
| Woodland and Lower Park Improvements | Conservation and improvement to the woodland through selective removal of unsuitable planting, upgrading of the footpath network and installation of a nature trail. | Year One (2004-2005) |
| Upper Ornamental Pleasure Garden | Restoring the garden through enhancing and extending border planting and re-establishing lost historical stone features including Chapel Arch. The toilet block will also be removed. |
Year One (2004-2005) |
| Park Boundary | The park boundary will be improved by installing new entrance gates to match the original ones. Stone walls will be repaired and inappropraite copings will be replaced and damaged or corroded fencing will be replaced or repaired. |
Year One (2004-2005) |
| Kitchen Garden | Refurbishing the garden to the rear of the hall for heritage and aesthetic reasons by clearing existing vegetation, planting herbs and vegetables and replacing stone flags and walls | Year Two (2005-2006) |
| Sensory Garden | Relocating the garden and making improvements to it, including installing Braille signage and more sensory plants | Year Two (2005-2006) |
| Signage | Installing new signage which reflects the historic character of the park, including a signboard showing the main park features and directional figure posts | Year Three (2006-2007) |
| Entrance to Marsden Hall | Restoring and enhancing the historic sense of arrival to Marsden hall through re-establishing views across the valley to Pendle Hill and enhancing the entranceway | Year Three (2006-2007) |
| Marsh Area | Creating a marsh area | Year Three (2006-2007) |
| Street Furniture | Ensuring that street furniture is consistent throughout the park and reflects the park's heritage by increasing the number of seats and improving their distribution and installing timber picnic benches in the woodland and redesiging the litter bins | Year Four (2007-2008) |
For further information, you can contact Kevin Singleton, Project Manager on (01282) 661600.
