Langton Gardens
Location:
Billet Land, Hornchurch, Romford, RM11 1XJ
Client:
The London Borough of Havering
Our Services:
Quantity Surveyor, CDM Co-ordinator/Principal Designer
Accommodation created:
New workshop, café, toilets and vinery, restored and conserved Georgian Bath House, bothies, walled garden and new head wall to the Serpentine Lake.
Contract value:
£2 million
Contract period:
1 year, 2 months
Contract type:
JCT Intermediate with Contractor’s Design Portion 2011
Conservation and restoration of this Grade II listed house, bath house and gardens. The house stands in a picturesque landscaped garden, designed in the 18th century, by the renowned landscape designer Humphrey Repton.
The grounds include horse chestnuts planted to mask or frame the mid-18th century stables, an octagonal cupola, shrubbery walk with Serpentine paths and the Cedar of Lebanon planted as a central feature of the lawn. By 1805 the gardens were sufficiently advanced to be illustrated in Peacock’s Polite Repository.
The project restored and conserved many historical features and included detailed archaeological research and restoration to the Georgian Bath House, all supported by Heritage Lottery funding.