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2017 Heritage Stuff (The Real TLC)
Alastair
TS Team
Finally! Looks excellent. Now to see the actual fountain turned on. And operating to its full power of the water reaching the Skyride
Rick
TS Member
I've just walked past Pagoda. It looks absolutely mega, brand new, almost!
Whilst it would be cool to see, I suspect doing so would turn it back into a rather mouldy mess quite quickly.Finally! Looks excellent. Now to see the actual fountain turned on. And operating to its full power of the water reaching the Skyride![]()
PeteB
TS Member
So.....
This year we've seen The Swiss Cottage tidied up considerably. The Pergoda Fountain painted and restored, and now the Conservatories have received a full restoration inc all new glass. I'm sure there's been a few other little garden projects going on as well.
It begs the question - are the gardens going to be utilised more in 2018? Why do all this work just to leave them to sit and rot again? At the very least surely the conservatories will be used for something?
This year we've seen The Swiss Cottage tidied up considerably. The Pergoda Fountain painted and restored, and now the Conservatories have received a full restoration inc all new glass. I'm sure there's been a few other little garden projects going on as well.
It begs the question - are the gardens going to be utilised more in 2018? Why do all this work just to leave them to sit and rot again? At the very least surely the conservatories will be used for something?
Moley
TS Member
I don't think there has been a season without rumours that they're considering making use of the gardens again. Especially now they've got four of its 'landmarks' looking back to their best, at a fair cost, you'd think they'd want to show them off and try and get some of that money back.
I can't imagine adding any infrastructure to prevent 'garden only' guests getting into the rest of the park would anything other than a drop in the ocean in comparison to the money they've spent on restorations in this season alone.
I can't imagine adding any infrastructure to prevent 'garden only' guests getting into the rest of the park would anything other than a drop in the ocean in comparison to the money they've spent on restorations in this season alone.
Rob
TS Team
Much, if not all, of the work has been done because they have been obliged to do so through S106 agreements when planning permission has been granted for various projects.
They had to spend £150,000 over 3 years from the opening of The Smiler on heritage and restoration projects and it was agreed that this would be spent on urgent repairs needed in the gardens.

They had to spend £150,000 over 3 years from the opening of The Smiler on heritage and restoration projects and it was agreed that this would be spent on urgent repairs needed in the gardens.
ChristmasPud
TS Member
If I remember, it's a part of the deal with English Heritage, to relax attraction planning conditions on the estate, to continually invest in restoring the gardens. Much of the gardens didnt get into the state they were in through age and lack of use alone, a lot of parts were deliberately stribbed to sell materials (or vandalised or incorrectly maintained over many years), so the restorations are really about righting the wrongs and keeping the structures from falling apart forever.It begs the question - are the gardens going to be utilised more in 2018? Why do all this work just to leave them to sit and rot again? At the very least surely the conservatories will be used for something?
They won't necessarily rot again now that they've been restored fully, although obviously the park can't neglect maintaining them. But it's not necessarily because they have a plan in mind to put them back into everyday use.
(Edit) yes what Rob said