1. Brompton Cemetery Conservation Project
17 June 2014

2. Introduction
 The Royal Parks - who are we?
 Background &Why now?
 Timescale &Who was involved?
 Risks identified.
 What did we do?
 & Over to you!
View of the southern entrance from Fulham Road after the
construction of the South Lodge.

3. The Royal Parks - who are we?
 The Cemetery is managed by The Royal Parks, and
forms a much used green oasis within a densely
populated area of inner city London, characterised by
a notable absence of public open space.
 The Royal Parks are an agency of government who
manage the 8 Royal Parks of London behalf of the
Crown. Our parent department is the Department
for Culture Media and Sport.
 The Burial Act 1952 enabled the cemetery to be
transferred to the Commissioner of Works.The
Department of the Environment took over
management in 1970 until in the formation of the
Agency1993.
 The Royal Parks employed a design team and
consultation experts to help gather the information to
put in the bid.

4. Background & Why now?
 Royal Borough of Kensington
and Chelsea
 On the boundary with the London
Borough of Hammersmith and
Fulham.
 Transfer proposals
 Income vs. Costs
 Western Catacombs and Boundary
wall
 Heritage at Risk
 Parks Summit UK announcement
of Parks for People (BIG/HLF) open
to cemeteries

5. Timescale and Who Was involved?
 Key PerformanceTarget for the Royal
Parks indentified in January 2013.
 Project team assembled.
 Design team appointed in April 2013.
 LUC lead consultants with Purcell
conservation architects, LUC
ecologists, CfP consultation specialists,
Parsons Brinkerhoff Engineers, GHK
architects and Huntley Cartwright
Quantity Surveyors.
 Alice Bigelow consultation outreach
specialist.
 Application submitted 2 weeks before
the deadline in August 2013.
Extract from The West London and Westminster
Cemetery Company table of charge (undated). Note
the absence of trees, shrubs and memorials at this
early stage in the Cemetery’s history.

6. Risks Identified
 HLF/BIG Lottery expectations
(Parks for People) are high
 Time and expertise available to
deliver a good bid
 Organisation resources
 Partnership funding
 Reputation of unsuccessful bid
 Key PerformanceTarget missed
 The Royal Parks Board approval
for the bid as presented.
 Community support for the bid
(inclusion of a cafe proposal and
extension to North Lodge).
 Project proposals and bid delivering
the outcomes required – giving
Brompton a sustainable future.

7. What did we do? & Over to you!

8. Consultation

9. Must have---- HLF/Big Lottery requirement
In your groups
mark the elements
of the Brompton
Proposals you like
(3 dots) or dislike (3
dots) with stickers
you have been
given.
You may use your
dots all on one
topic or spread
throughout.

10. Understanding Your Site
In your groups
come back with:
1. One question
for HLF or
Brompton
Team.
2. Priorities noted
on the sheets.
3. Any gaps you
can see in the
information
produced.

11. Outline options appraisals

12. Final Submission

13. Next steps:
• Development of the partnership between the
Magnificent 7
• Share all of the information collected today
• Raise all of the questions which you have
raised today

14. The Brompton Cemetery Conservation Project Team
Ruth Holmes – Construction Project Manager –
rholmes@royalparks.gsi.gov.uk
Toni Assirati – Head of Education and Community Engagement –
tassirati@royalparks.gsi.gov.uk
Catherine Cavanagh – Brompton Cemetery Project Manager –
ccavanagh@royalparks.gsi.gov.uk
Nick Lane – Partnership and Community Engagement (PACE)
Officer – nlane@royalparks.gsi.gov.uk
Thank you for listening!