Summer Wish List 2018
RESPONSE TO AUTUMN WISH LIST
The request for funds towards installing the first floor stone staircase landing has brought in three donations since the last newsletter– two for £5,000 and one for £2,000 - with most of these attracting gift aid. The request for chandeliers for the Parlour brought in a donation of £400 + gift aid which was sufficient to enable us to install four secondary chandeliers. This has transformed the room. We asked for £2,000 towards the restoration of the lift shaft but received £6,000 + gift aid instead, which will enable much of the work to now be carried out. We received £1,000 from Tesco under their “Little Green Fingers” scheme to assist the horticultural education of children in the Orchard House. We also received £1,200 + gift aid to commence the brickwork reinstatement in the southwest corner of the Wintergarden. In addition one of our regular donors gave £4,000 + gift aid towards the chimney and the Orchard House. There were also numerous smaller donations that were very helpful. We are enormously grateful for all these donations.
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| Mansion | Window and necessary security shutter for Entrance Hall | £3,100 |
| Mansion | Contribution towards the draught proof lobby to main entrance | £5,000 |
| Mansion | Contribution towards the first floor stone staircase landing | £1,500 |
| Mansion | Structural work to a Dining Room window opening | £1,700 |
| Mansion | Provide and fit missing stone sill to window to ladies dressing room | £1,500 |
| Mansion | Electrical cabling for main kitchen light fitting | £550 |
| Glazed corridor | Extend steel decking further towards Wintergarden | £1,200 |
| Winter Garden | Reconstruction of dislodged stonework facing around lily pond | £2,200 |
| Wing | Restore plasterwork arched doorway in caretaker flat | £1,400 |
| Wing | Contribution towards staricase extension to second floor | £500 |
| Terraces | Second lenght of balustrade | £5,000 |
| Walled Garden | Underpin east wall of Walled Kitchen Garden | £1,500 |
| Walled Garden | Restoration of copings to south wall | £1,400 |
| Walled Garden | Purchase of wood for further plant staging in the sales area | £200 |
| Gardens | Restoration of the surface – King Henry's Walk | £2,600 |
| Winter Garden | Continue with brickwork reinstatement in south west corner | £1,400 |
| Racquets Court | Clearance of gutters at high level | £400 |
| Long Garden | Strimmer | £200 |
| Walled Garden | Brickwork base for second phase of the Orchard House | £600 |
| Walled Garden | New posts for the rasberries | £200 |
| Racquets Court | To supply new bench seating outside the Racquets Court | £300 |
Any donation to any of the above would be gratefully accepted.
AUTUMN TASK LIST
Since the Autumn Newsletter the clearance of brambles has been taking place on the change in level between the Upper Great Lawn and the Lower Great lawn. Also, a contractor is now dealing with the paintwork of the Orchid House. We still need people to assist with the following:
- Undertake to regularly mow the South Front Garden lawn. This is a small defined area beside the mansion that is important to keep presentable.
- To regularly spray the garden paths throughout the gardens to keep them weed free.
- To work generally over the entire gardens.
For enquiries contact:
Alan Cox
020 7267 1679
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