Client: Uttlesford District Council and English Heritage
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
Historic landscape consultant: Debois Landscape Survey Group

Brief
Originally designed as a private Victorian garden, Bridge End Garden is now a popular and well-used public park close to the historic centre of Saffron Walden. When Uttlesford District Council and English Heritage planned to restore the garden and address the problems of neglect and vandalism, they invited Liz Lake Associates to help.

Approach
With Debois Landscape Survey Group we were employed to prepare a full historic landscape survey and a costed conservation management plan. Our findings contributed to a submission to the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Outcome
This work contributed to the council's successful submission for significant external funding with a grant of £387,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund and £150,000 from other bodies. We have subsequently prepared proposals for the walled garden which were implemented with a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. This garden continues to grow in so many ways and is popular with visitors, tourists and residents alike.