"We were pleased to work in conjunction with English Landscapes on this prestigious project"
Members of Bradford MBC's Design Services

BALI National Landscape Award Winner 2002 - Mainly soft landscaping

English Landscapes was delighted to win the external works package at Lister Park (Phase C). In May 1997 due to its popularity and historical importance, Bradford MBC was awarded a grant of £3.2 million by the Heritage Lottery Fund to restore, protect and enhance the heritage of this 22.5 hectare Victorian Park.

The works undertaken included:

Restoration of the botanical gardens
Refurbishment of the Samuel Cunliffe Lister and Sir Titus Salt statues
Restoration of a Norman Arch
Renovation and restoration of a set of artificial streams, waterfalls and weirs
Construction of three raised circular seating areas and three formal rockeries with associated specialist planting
Reconstruction of the formal gardens with new kerbways and rose beds, the re-surfacing of pathways and the installation of formal lighting and street furniture
Moving a 10 metre fossilised tree and re-setting with a geological clock with fossils around its perimeter
Extensive reconstruction of tarmac footpaths and roadways site wide.
Drainage, earthworks, fencing, street lighting, electrical and CCTV installation
Establishment of a visitors' car park
Seeding, turfing and the supply and planting of many thousands of trees and herbaceous plants

A one year maintenance period followed practical completion.