LIST OF COSTED PRIORITY PROPOSALS January 2001
List of Costed Priority Proposals High Priority The following proposals have been broadly separated into three sections: Black Fen; Garden and Landscape Buildings; The Park, Southern Parkland and remaining areas. This list covers the priority works in these three areas which should be considered in the next two to three years. None of the areas should necessarily take priority over the other. All three are of equal importance in terms of the overall character that makes up this remarkable historic landscape. These costs are estimates and do not include VAT. They are based upon experience with recent repair and landscaping works, and should be treated as broad brush figures for the purpose of general guidance. Black Fen Prepare separate costed management plan using information gathered in this report. Restore priority rides as set out in the report and replant trees using species related to historical research where practical. 15,000-20,000 over three years Apply to the Woodland Grant Scheme for the specific Woodland Improvement Grant within the next two years. Landscape Buildings and the Garden Buildings (priority works over the next two/three years) (NB: Costings for works to buildings in the medium (3-5 years) and long term (five to ten years or longer) are listed in the Garden Buildings Condition Survey Chapel 40,000 Gothic Summer House 27,500 Rotunda 65,000 Ha Ha South Section 30,000 Parterre 4,000 Open Temple 5,000 The Gothic Temple 2,500 The Dolphin Fountain 1,500 Monument to Jet 400 Total 176,050 Professional Fees: An additional 12.5% should be added to these figures to cover architects fees. (Application to English Heritage grant aid for these works)
Hydrological Survey to assess water supply to garden 10,000 (Application to English Heritage for this survey) Following results of this survey, priority should be given to halt leakage and improve water supply to the T-Pond N/A Restoration of water supply to other areas in the garden could then follow but is not an immediate priority Landscape Works within the Garden (Application to English Heritage for the following priority landscape works within the garden) Thin avenue trees planted post 1962, particularly the trees that make up avenues or vistas. They should be thinned and formative pruned. Woodland behind avenues should also be thinned. Estimate for these works 16,400 The priority areas are: Four Faces to White Gates Four Faces via T-Pond to Lead Lads Four Faces to Whittle Carr Open Temple to Kitchen Garden Hedge. Incorporate the area referred to in this report as Cascade Valley back into the garden. New fencing or railing required to act as Garden boundary. Remove existing fence boundary. Open up historic walks in this area. 7,000 (NB:Consider reinstating the haha around this area at the same time. While this is not an immediate priority, it would make sense to undertake this work at the same time as incorporating this area back into the garden. It would complete the restoration of this area) Reopen Approach from North Lodge for Visiting Public (Application for grant aid to English Heritage) This should be viewed as a priority, and when completed would enhance the sense of arrival. In order to achieve this, the following needs to be considered Resurface approach road from North Lodge to the East Drive 50,000
Engineer s Condition Survey of Gootling Brig or Lendrick Hills Bridge 2,000 Restore/Strengthen Bridge as necessary N/A The Park and Southern Parkland (The following could be funded via the Countryside Stewardship Scheme) Remove young trees and replant the Broadwalk avenue as stated in the Report 2,000 Begin programme of replanting of East Drive 1,500 Thin Trees and Scrub in Cascades Field to reveal the South Terrace Wall; 1,500 Thatched House Field: Reversion to Grassland, preferably permanent pasture (A fixed fee per ha would be given under Stewardship Scheme depending upon existing yields) Restore historic park boundary in Thatched House Field (fixed fee per metre) Thin trees surrounding the site of Thatched House leaving any Veteran trees. 2,500 Most appropriate funding from Countryside Stewardship Scheme. Applications can only be made annually at the end of May. Decisions on grant aid are notified the following September.
Other Costed Works Trees and Woodland Set out below, is a table of costed works relating to tree and woodland work separated into High Priority (Year 1 3), Medium Priority (Year 3 5) and Low Priority (Year 5 onwards). This table is also included in the Tree and Woodland Survey. A GENERAL THE PARK Parkland Woodland High Priority [Year 1-3] Seed collections and growing on 2000 trees Entomological survey [veteran trees] Tree surgery A 30 & 47 Formative pruning/maintenanc e A50, 61, 62, 72, 74, 75 B EAST DRIVE Erect 5 pens : B30, 32 35 Formative prune / maintenance B9, 10, 25, 26 and 28 Cost 3250 1950 815 490 650 325 Medium Priority [Year 3-5] Replace trees in pens, A16 & A 75 Replant and guard 75 parkland trees Cost 30 10,72 5 Low Priority [Year 5+] Pollard limes [Avenue A68] WGS compt. 32. Fell individual trees / replant groups Tree surgery on veteran [group B17] Pollard limes B30, 32-35 C SOUTHERN PARKLAND Fell 1 beech group B17 Formative pruning /maintenance C6, 13, 14, 25, 30, 42, 43 490 325 Hedge C29 : grub out elder and replant 650 Replant and guard 50 trees C44 hedge trimming In house / annua
D. BROADWALK E. LORD BINGLEY S WALK Remove 10 trees Formative pruning/stake maintenance [15 trees] WALKSIDE TREES Thin avenue Remove twinleaders F. BLACK FEN Create WIG costed management plan for rides and woodland including soil survey G. WHITTLE CARR AND JENNY SOBER I. LENDRICK HILLS AND TERRY LUG J. THE FORMAL GARDENS Tree surgery : G 1-2 & 5 FORMER PARKLAND Change ploughing regime Full tree inspection: INDIVIDUAL TREES J3, 8-16, 30,33 AVENUES J50 52, 53, 54, 58 l 325 130 1500 390 4000 Replant and protect 25 trees Replant 10 trees in gaps 1950 Replant 10 lime in gaps n/a 1300 INDIVIDUAL TREES J2, 22, 23, 25-27, 32 Remedial tree surgery 815 325 WOODLAND BELTS Fell/replant small coupes Crown thin stands 325 Avenue G6 : Pollard mature limes Thin woodland on north side of avenue Woodland: Crow thin WGS compt. 52. Woodland: Fell overstorey trees [WGS cpt.22] Feel/replant coupes [WGS cpt. 35] Thinning on valley sides Pollard/coppice waterside trees {WGS cpt 33] 1950 WOODLAND Compartments J1-11 Crownthin, fell / replant coupes 5200 J 4-7 : remedial tree surgery 490 AVENUES J55-57, 59-71 Thin woodland
AVENUES J55-57, 59-71: Thin formative prune. Thin woodland behind avenues [stage1] K. CASCADES INDIVIDUAL TREES K4: remedial tree surgery AVENUES K7 & K8 rides : Thin /crownlift/ prune rideside beech, remove woodland trees 16400 behind avenues [Stage2] 325 3900 INDIVIDUAL K1-3 : inspection every 3 years K7 : Thin woodland trees behind rid [stage 2] 65 1300 INDIVIDUAL K1, 3 : remedial tree surgery WOODLAND WGS Compt. 40: crown thin. Fell/replant coupes. K5 : formative pruning / maintenance. Replace 2 copper beech 390 TOTAL COSTS 40695 21385 ASSUMPTIONS : Costed Action Schedule VAT excluded Inflation included Tree growing from seed collected in-house Tree surgery / formative pruning / maintenance 1.25 per tree 125 per man day Entomological survey : Initial site assessment and report 6 days @ 250 per day totalling 1500 Planting : Parkland Individual trees 100 per parkland tree guard 10 to plant one parkland tree 25 to plant and protect one avenue whip [whip from
estate seed] outside parkland / grazed areas Hedges 4 per metre to replant at 5 plants per metre : protect plants with spiral/bamboo Formative Pruning: THE PARK EAST DRIVE SOUTHERN PARKLAND BROADWALk CASCADES 3 man days 2 man days 5 man days + materials ½ man day + materials 2 man days + materials Post 1962 avenue management FORMAL GARDENS/CASCADES Thin avenues by 50% / formative prune / remove Stage 1 trees behind avenues Thinning lengths : Formal gardens 3000 metres Cascades 720 metres Marking up cost Cost of works day Timber value 100 metres Overall cost 0.20 per metre 5 per meter [100 metres per 4 men/1 volvo] 1 per metre [7 tonnes per @ 15 per tonne roadside] Total 4.20 per metre Remove woodland trees behind avenues : Cost of marking up Cost of felling/extraction works Timber value 0.15 per metre 1.50 per metre 0.30 per metre
Overall Cost Total 1.35 per metre LORD BINGLEY S WALK Thinning avenue trees [720 metres] Cost of works [ 1500] Timber value 3 days x 4 men / 1 volvo 0.50 per metre roadside Tree survey : [Formal Gardens] 1 day : 1 man + resistograph 450 + VAT 1 day : visual inspection 300 + VAT per day 1 day : [on report] 250 + VAT per day Management fee 30% on all works included
Garden Buildings - Condition Survey SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS Proposed Fabric Repairs: Category A Works (within next two years) (net) * Ref. No. 1 Parterre - Rebuild South East pier 4,000.00 No. 3 Chapel No. 8 Open Temple - Stonework, roofing and drainage 40,000.00 - Pointing and renewal of stonework, and drainage improvements 5,000.00 No. 9 Ha Ha South Section - Consolidate 30,000.00 No. 11 The Gothic Temple - Repointing of open joints 1,000.00 - Repair asphalt roof 150.00 - Exterior decoration 1,500.00 No. 12 Monument to Jet No. 13 Dolphin Fountain - Renew eroded cornice section 400.00 - To stabilise fractures to Dolphin heads and edge of bowl 1,500.00 No. 14 The Gothic Summer House Consolidation and renewal of stonework 20,000.00 - Repair and renewal to doors and windows 6,000.00 - Overhaul rainwater foods 1,500.00 No. 17 Rotunda - Stonework renewals, stabilising movements, improve drainage and ventilation, clean sulphurous deposits from entablature 65,000.00 TOTAL FEES 176,050.00 *Net = Cost does not include professional Fees charged at approx. 12.5%, or VAT.
Category B Works (within three to five years) (net) Ref. No. 1 Parterre - Rebuild North East pier 3,500.00 - Rebuild retaining walls, repair fountain 35,000.00 - Examine lichen 500.00 No. 2 Sundial - Consolidate surface of stonework and repoint 400.00 No. 3 Chapel - Exterior stonework, paving 50,000.00 - Interior reinforce ceiling, investigate statue plinth 2,500.00 No. 4 Ha Ha (Northern Section) Consolidation and repointing 4,000.00 No. 5 Nymph - Minor repairs to stonework 500.00 Investigation of flora 350.00 No. 6 Four Faces - Renew eroded stones, consolidate eroded details 3,000.00 No. 7 Ha Ha (North West and West) - Rebuild sections and general repointing to others 11,000.00 No. 8 Open Temple - Stonework repairs and pointing 6,000.00 No. 9(a) Ha Ha (South East) - Repointing and minor consolidation 8,000.00 No. 10 'T' Pond - Renew eroded coping stones 500.00 No. 11 The Gothic Temple No. 12 Monument to Jet - Modify cornice lead work and rainwater pipes/drainage 2,000.00 - Reset steps 500.00 - Repair crown glass insitu 200.00 - Investigate fracture to column shaft 600.00 - Repaint pedestal 200.00 No. 14 The Gothic Summer House -Rebuild gate piers 1,000.00 - Consolidate and renewal of stonework 25,000.00 - Recover roof in lead 10,000.00 No. 15 Obelisk Pond and
Cascade - Pond A stonework repairs 10,000.00 - Pond B stonework repairs 10,000.00 - Pond C stonework repairs 10,000.00 - Pond D repairs to Ha Ha walls, gravel path and stonework 12,000.00 - Pond E stonework repairs 4,000.00 - Area G stonework repairs and investigation 10,000.00 No. 16 Ha Ha to Rotunda - Pointing to wall 3,000.00 - Study lichen 100.00 No. 17 Rotunda No. 18 The Obelisk No. 19 Temple of Lead Lads No. 20 Whittle Car Grotto - Archival recording of plaster work with moulds 4,000.00 - Investigate lichen 100.00 - Stonework repairs to apex shaft and pedestal 85,000.00 - Repair railings 9,000.00 - Consolidate relief carvings 1,000.00 - Capping to pediment and cills and drainage improvement, cleaning of deposits of dirt 2,000.00 - Rebuild wall tops and reset Stone 25,000.00 - Rebuild top section 5,000.00 - Reform sluice gate 5,000.00 - Examine flora and fauna 500.00 TOTAL FEES 360,450.00
Category C Works (within five to ten years or longer) (net) Ref. No. 3 Chapel - Redecorate interior 6,000.00 - Strip and recover East slope of main roof 6,000.00 No. 8 Open Temple - Stonework renewals 15,000.00 No. 10 'T' Pond - Renew eroded coping stones 5,000.00 No. 11 The Gothic Temple - Renew eroded stonework 10,000.00 - Recover roof with lead 10,000.00 No. 14 The Gothic Summer House-Interior stonework and plaster renewals 15,000.00 No. 15 Obelisk Pond and Cascades - Pond C pointing to pond sides 10,000.00 - Pond F stonework repairs 4,000.00 No. 17 Rotunda - Recreate interior plaster work 70,000.00 No. 19 Temple of Lead Lads - Relay floor and form access hatch into roof space 1,450.00 TOTAL FEES 152,450.00