HL Deb 21 March 2002 vol 632 cc169-73WA
Lord Fearn

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many Victorian parks have received heritage lottery funding in each of the past three years to date; and where these parks are situated. [HL3144]

Heritage Lottery Fund—Parks Programme, Grants Awarded in 1999
Decision Date Project Title Applicant Awarded Local Authority
26 January 1999 Sandwell, Warley Woods Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council £757,000 Sandwell
26 January 1999 Skegness, Tower Gardens East Lindsey District Council £1,093,000 East Lindsey
09 February 1999 Wellington, Wellington Park—Restoration Taunton Deane Borough Council £296,500 Taunton Deane
09 February 1999 Hornsea Memorial Gardens—Restoration Plan Hornsea Town Council £4,800 East Riding of Yorkshire
16 February 1999 Sunderland, Mowbray Park Sunderland City Council £2,388,750 Sunderland
16 February 1999 Sunderland Winter Gardens City of Sunderland £3,825,000 Sunderland
16 March 1999 Cranbrook, Kent, Bedgebury National Pinetum Forestry Commission £980,000 Tunbridge Wells
16 March 1999 London, Kensington, Emslie Pleasance Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea £1,002,100 Kensington and Chelsea
16 March 1999 Leeds, Roundhay Park Restoration Plan Leeds City Council £22,400 Leeds
16 March 1999 Southend-on-Sea, Southend Cliffs Southend-on-Sea Borough Council £1,500,000 Southend-on-Sea
16 March 1999 London, Edmonton, Pymmes Park London Borough of Enfield £2,343,000 Enfield
16 March 1999 Staunton Country Park Restoration Sir George Staunton Country Park £1,700,000 Havant
16 March 1999 Blaise Castle Estate Bristol City Council £2,784,000 Bristol, City of
16 March 1999 Basingstoke, War Memorial Park Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council £382,000 Basingstoke and Deane
16 March 1999 Ramsgate, Albion Place Gardens & Wellington Crescent Thanet District Council £204,000 Thanet
16 March 1999 Leamington Spa, Jephson & Mill Gardens Warwick District Council £2,889,000 Warwick
16 March 1999 Lincoln, Arboretum & Temple Gardens Lincoln City Council £2,246,000 Lincoln
07 April 1999 Hardwick Park, Sedgefield—Restoration Plan Durham County Council £17,900 Sedgefield
20 April 1999 Greyfriars' Burial Ground, Perth Perth and Kinross Council £245,000 Perth and Kinross
30 April 1999 Ropner Park, Stockton—Restoration Plan Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council £14,100 Stockton-on-Tees
10 June 1999 Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh Dean Cemetery Trust Ltd £150,000 City of Edinburgh
10 June 1999 Castlemilk Park, Glasgow Castlemilk Environment Trust £250,000 Glasgow City
15 June 1999 St Albans, The Vintry Garden, North Churchyard and Romeland Gardens St Albans District Council £242,500 St Albans
15 June 1999 London, Waltham Forest, Coronation Gardeness London Borough of Waltham Forest £579,500 Waltham Forest
15 June 1999 Gosport Town Centre Historic Parks Gosport Borough Council £495,000 Gosport
15 June 1999 Hexham Parks Phase II Tynedale Council £232,000 Tynedale
13 July 1999 Wolverhampton, West Park Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council £2,201,000 Wolvurhampton
23 July 1999 London, Waltham Forest, Churchyards London Borough of Waltham Forest £32,800 Waltham Forest
03 August 1999 Wolverhampton, St Peters Gardens Phase 2 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council £275,500 Wolverhampton
03 August 1999 Nottingham Arboretum Nottingham City Council £823,000 Nottingham

1 Baroness Blackstone

The Heritage Lottery Fund supports applications for the refurbishment and restoration of historic urban parks. The number of parks that received funding in the past three years were: 1999—37; 2000—31; 2001—34. While all were of heritage importance, the information available does not allow their exact designation as Victorian parks. A complete list follows, broken down by year, which shows their location.

Heritage Lottery Fund—Parks Programme, Grants Awarded in 1999
Decision Date Project Title Applicant Awarded Local Authority
05 August 1999 Burnby Hall Gardens, Pocklington Stewarts Burnby Hall Gardens & Museum Trust £43,000 East Riding of Yorkshire
21 September 1999 Saltwell Park, Gateshead Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council £6,949,000 Gateshead
21 September 1999 Painshill Park Education & Visitor Buildings Painshill Park Trust Ltd £1,241,000 Elmbridge
12 October 1999 Amot Hill Park, Arnold—Restoration Plan Gedling Borough Council £12,700 Gedling
15 October 1999 Tunstall Park—Restoration Plan City of Stoke-on-Trent £13,600 Stoke-on-Trent
09 December 1999 Strathpeffer Spa Gardens, Inverness Highland Council £447,700 Highland
14 December 1999 Royal Victoria Park, Bath Bath & North East Somerset District Council £1,395,000 Bath and North East Somerset

Heritage Lottery Fund—Parks Programme, Grants Awarded in 2000
Decision Date Project Title Applicant Awarded Local Authority
27 January 2000 Belle Vue Park, Newport Newport County Borough Council £7,500 Newport
2 February 2000 Pontypool Park Torfaen County Borough Council £723,000 Torfaen
17 February 2000 Hartlepool, Ward Jackson Park Hartlepool Borough Council £1,484,900 Hartlepool
2 March 2000 Matlock Parks Restoration Project Derbyshire Dales District Council £61,000 Derbyshire Dales
29 March 2000 Bath, Newton Park Upper Lake Bath Spa University College £326,300 Bath and North East Somerset
29 March 2000 Whitworth Park Restoration Whitworth Trust £727,500 Derbyshire Dales
11 May 2000 Ashton Gardens, St Annes—Restoration Plan Fylde Borough Council £14,600 Fylde
23 May 2000 Alexandra Palace and Park Alexandra Palace and Park £34,100 Haringey
6 June 2000 Abbey Grounds, Abbey Meadows, Abingdon Vale of White Horse Council £55,000 Vale of White Horse
6 June 2000 Dalzell Park, Motherwell—Restoration Plan North Lanarkshire Council £14,700 North Lanarkshire
15 June 2000 Carmarthen, Aberglasney Historic House And Gardens Aberglasney Restoration Trust £647,100 Carmarthenshire
22 June 2000 Shrewsbury, Quarry Park and Victoria Avenue Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council £1,504,000 Shrewsbury and Atcham
25 July 2000 Buxton, Pavilion Gardens High Peak Borough Council £3,515,300 High Peak
25 July 2000 Broadfield Park, Rochdale Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council £28,900 Rochdale
25 July 2000 Forbury Gardens, Reading Reading Borough Council £117,000 Reading
25 July 2000 Roundhay Park, Leeds Leeds City Council £246,500 Leeds
1 August 2000 South Norwood Lake and Grounds London Borough of Croydon £275,000 Croydon
1 August 2000 Queens Park, Heywood Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council £36,600 Rochdale
3 August 2000 Manchester, Heaton Park Phase 2 Manchester City Council £226,000 Manchester
3 August 2000 Rock Park, Llandrindod Wells—Restoration Plan Friends of Rock Park £7,931 Powys
29 September 2000 Barrow Public Park Borough of Barrow-in-Furness Council £39,600 Barrow-in-Furness
19 October 2000 Sutton-in-Craven Park Sutton-in-Craven Parish Council £111,000 Craven
9 November 2000 Walsall Arboretum Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council £36,100 Walsall
14 November 2000 London, Bromley, Crystal Palace Park Leisure and Community Services, London Borough of Bromley £3,290,500 Bromley
14 November 2000 Albert Park, Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Borough Council £3,361,000 Middlesbrough
5 December 2000 Dorchester Borough Gardens Dorchester Town Council £52,300 West Dorset
5 December 2000 St Margarets Churchyard, West Raynham—Restoration East with West Raynham Parochial Church Council £53,000 North Norfolk
5 December 2000 Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens South Bucks District Council £500,000 South Bucks
5 December 2000 Titchfield Park, Mansfield Mansfield District Council £983,500 Mansfield
8 December 2000 Farnham Park—Restoration Plan Waverley Borough Council £11,900 Waverley
14 December 2000 Leazes Park Newcastle City Council £3,718,000 Newcastle upon Tyne

Heritage Lottery Fund—Parks Programme, Grants Awarded in 2001
Decision Date Project Title Applicant A warded Local Authority
10 January 2001 Durham Riverbanks—Survey and Restoration Plan Durham City Council £32,200 Durham
30 January 2001 London, Greenwich, Well Hall Pleasaunce London Borough of Greenwich Leisure Services £1,985,400 Greenwich
30 January 2001 Knutsford, Tatton Walled Garden Tatton Park (Cheshire County Council) £1,344,500 Macclesfield
30 January 2001 London, Southwark Park London Borough of Southwark £2,694,500 Southwark
30 January 2001 Peckham Rye Park Restoration London Borough of Southwark £86,000 Southwark
8 February 2001 Peterborough, Central Park Peterborough City Council £629,000 Peterborough
27 February 2001 Ashton Court Estate Bristol City Council £219,500 North Somerset
27 February 2001 Manchester, Heaton Park Phase 2 Manchester City Council £4,973,000 Manchester
22 March 2001 Consett Park, Consett, Derwentside Derwentside District Council £977,000 Derwentside
27 March 2001 Tollcross Park, Glasgow Glasgow City Council, Parks and Recreation Department £2,054,000 Glasgow City
27 March 2001 London, Camden, Coram's Fields Coram's Fields and the Harmsworth £1,022,700 Camden

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24 April 2001 London, Enfield, New River Loop London Borough of Enfield £2,138,500 Enfield
22 May 2001 London, Haringey, Finsbury Park London Borough of Haringey £55,000 Hackney
22 May 2001 Whitby Park, Ellesmere Port Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council £1,032,000 Ellesmere Port and Neston
31 May 2001 Southend-on-Sea. Southend Cliffs Southend-on-Sea Borough Council £1,500,000 Southend-on-Sea
31 May 2001 Broadstairs Seafront Promenade and Gardens Thanet District Council £313,000 Thanet
5 June 2001 Hackworth Park Restoration Shildon Town Council £352,800 Sedgefield
6 June 2001 Maurice Lea Memorial Park South Derbyshire District Council £32,900 South Derbyshire
6 June 2001 Arnot Hill Park Gedling Borough Council £69,200 Gedling
7 June 2001 Lily Hill Park, Bracknell—Restoration Bracknell Forest Borough Council £113,000 Bracknell Forest
12 June 2001 St Helens, Taylor Park St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council £64,300 St Helens
15 June 2001 1773 Rock Garden Restoration, Chelsea Chelsea Physic Garden £12,820 Kensington and Chelsea
17 July 2001 Dunorlan Park, Tunbridge Wells Tunbridge Wells Borough Council £63,500 Tunbridge Wells
11 September 2001 Congleton Town Park Congleton Borough Council £993,000 Congleton
18 September 2001 Cuerden Valley Park Restoration Plan Lancashire Wildlife Trust £19,600 Chorley
18 September 2001 Baxter Park. Dundee Dundee City Council £3,252,000 Dundee City
18 September 2001 Ropner Park, Stockton—Restoration Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council £71,900 Stockton-on-Tees
24 September 2001 Taunton, Vivary Park Taunton Deane Borough Council £552,500 Taunton Deane
13 November 2001 Glasgow Green Glasgow City Council £8,821,000 Glasgow City
13 November 2001 Derby Arboretum Derby City Council £4,246,000 Derby
28 November 2001 Arnot Hill Park Gedling Borough Council £909,000 Gedling
11 December 2001 Liverpool, Sefton Park Palm House Liverpool City Council £2,442,000 Liverpool
11 December 2001 Cuerden Valley Park Restoration Plan Lancashire Wildlife Trust £895,000 Chorley
13 December 2001 Trinity Square Gardens. Landscape Restoration London Borough of Tower Hamlets £310,000 Tower Hamlets