Palmers Green Community has an exclusive online preview of the display materials that were on show in Broomfield Park on Saturday 16th May.
An artist's impression of the remains of Broomfield House “memorialised” as a new public space
At the drop-in event last Saturday outside the former bowls clubhouse in Broomfield Park, information was on display about the progress of the project to “memorialise” Broomfield House and restore historic features of the park. Visitors were able to talk to Sally Prothero, the landscape architect engaged by Enfield Council to develop the proposals which will be submitted to the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The designs on view show the final proposals for the house memorialisation, which have been developed during several rounds of public consultation.
The display material will in due course be uploaded to the council website, but in the meantime visitors to the Palmers Green Community website are able to have early access to the “stakeholder engagement boards” outlining the proposals.
Aerial view of the memorialised Broomfield House
- Double height walls retained at the North end & wrap round west side.
- Wind posts to internal walls and chimney stacks from corten steel. South facing wall for espalier trees. Crushed brick, planted at base
- Walls at ground level have min 2.6m level change to deter climbing
- Reduced height internal wall acts as seating, retains intervisibility
- Planted 'carpets' of brick gravel substrate and large pots
- Small trees incorporated into the House landscape
- Location of original (lost) staircase built as a few bottom steps
- Lost internal walls indicated in ground paving
- Front wall rebuilt as a low seating wall
- Oldest part of house to s.w: Internal walls re-used in raised beds for community use
- Oldest, 1600 fireplaces stabilised and planted, old oak beams retained for climbers
- Different paving types indicate different house eras, drought tolerant planting throughout.
- Original doorways and accessible entrances, south east and west
- Surrounding landscape restored with species rich grass and meadow
The progress of the project depends on success in obtaining the required large amount of funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The application for this will be submitted in June, along with an application to Enfield Council for planning permission. If successful, detailed drawings will be created for the tender process which will select the contractor that will carry out the work.
The memorialised house as seen by visitors entering via the Tudor arch in Broomfield Lane
Construction work will begin in November 2027, entailing dismantling and building work, landscaping and improvements to the lakes. The entire project should be complete by October 2028.
