Gunnersbury Park
The Café London
Client: The London Boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow
Gunnersbury Park House (known as the Large Mansion) is a Grade II* listed building, which sits within the historic landscape of Gunnersbury Park. The parkland also contains a number of independently listed buildings and structures, some of which predate the 19th Century mansion.
Completed circa 1806, Gunnersbury Park House was in the ownership of the Rothschild family from 1835 until it was sold to the local Borough Councils in 1925, to become a local history museum and public park. The Practice were appointed as Lead Consultants and Architects for the HLF grant aided project to repair and re-order the Large Mansion, in conjunction with associated works to the parkland and structures, completing and handing over the successful project in May 2018.
The project included the removal of the dilapidated circa 1950’s café and the formation of a new café on the same site, to address the changing needs of park visitors; to compliment and support the redeveloped Museum; as well as providing a venue for a museum ‘hub’ to display the collection of historic carriages allowing them to be viewed both from the park and from the café interior.
The Café
Gunnersbury Park House (known as the Large Mansion) is a Grade II* listed building, which sits within the historic landscape of Gunnersbury Park. The parkland also contains a number of independently listed buildings and structures, some of which predate the 19th Century mansion.
Completed circa 1806, Gunnersbury Park House was in the ownership of the Rothschild family from 1835 until it was sold to the local Borough Councils in 1925, to become a local history museum and public park. The Practice were appointed as Lead Consultants and Architects for the HLF grant aided project to repair and re-order the Large Mansion, in conjunction with associated works to the parkland and structures, completing and handing over the successful project in May 2018.
The project included the removal of the dilapidated circa 1950’s café and the formation of a new café on the same site, to address the changing needs of park visitors; to compliment and support the redeveloped Museum; as well as providing a venue for a museum ‘hub’ to display the collection of historic carriages allowing them to be viewed both from the park and from the café interior.