House of Lords written question – answered at on 21 March 2002.
Lord Fearn
Liberal Democrat
asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many Victorian parks have received heritage lottery funding in each of the past three years to date; and where these parks are situated.
Baroness Blackstone
Minister of State (the Arts), Department for Culture, Media & Sport, Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Arts)
The Heritage Lottery Fund supports applications for the refurbishment and restoration of historic urban parks. The number of parks that received funding in the past three years were: 1999—37; 2000—31; 2001—34. While all were of heritage importance, the information available does not allow their exact designation as Victorian parks. A complete list follows, broken down by year, which shows their location.
| Decision Date | Project Title | Applicant | Awarded | Local Authority |
| 26 January 1999 | Sandwell, Warley Woods | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | £757,000 | Sandwell |
| 26 January 1999 | Skegness, Tower Gardens | East Lindsey District Council | £1,093,000 | East Lindsey |
| 09 February 1999 | Wellington, Wellington Park—Restoration | Taunton Deane Borough Council | £296,500 | Taunton Deane |
| 09 February 1999 | Hornsea Memorial Gardens—Restoration Plan | Hornsea Town Council | £4,800 | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| 16 February 1999 | Sunderland, Mowbray Park | Sunderland City Council | £2,388,750 | Sunderland |
| 16 February 1999 | Sunderland Winter Gardens | City of Sunderland | £3,825,000 | Sunderland |
| 16 March 1999 | Cranbrook, Kent, Bedgebury National Pinetum | Forestry Commission | £980,000 | Tunbridge Wells |
| 16 March 1999 | London, Kensington, Emslie Pleasance | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | £1,002,100 | Kensington and Chelsea |
| 16 March 1999 | Leeds, Roundhay Park Restoration Plan | Leeds City Council | £22,400 | Leeds |
| 16 March 1999 | Southend-on-Sea, Southend Cliffs | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | £1,500,000 | Southend-on-Sea |
| 16 March 1999 | London, Edmonton, Pymmes Park | London Borough of Enfield | £2,343,000 | Enfield |
| 16 March 1999 | Staunton Country Park Restoration | Sir George Staunton Country Park | £1,700,000 | Havant |
| 16 March 1999 | Blaise Castle Estate | Bristol City Council | £2,784,000 | Bristol, City of |
| 16 March 1999 | Basingstoke, War Memorial Park | Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council | £382,000 | Basingstoke and Deane |
| 16 March 1999 | Ramsgate, Albion Place Gardens & Wellington Crescent | Thanet District Council | £204,000 | Thanet |
| 16 March 1999 | Leamington Spa, Jephson & Mill Gardens | Warwick District Council | £2,889,000 | Warwick |
| 16 March 1999 | Lincoln, Arboretum & Temple Gardens | Lincoln City Council | £2,246,000 | Lincoln |
| 07 April 1999 | Hardwick Park, Sedgefield—Restoration Plan | Durham County Council | £17,900 | Sedgefield |
| 20 April 1999 | Greyfriars' Burial Ground, Perth | Perth and Kinross Council | £245,000 | Perth and Kinross |
| 30 April 1999 | Ropner Park, Stockton—Restoration Plan | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | £14,100 | Stockton-on-Tees |
| 10 June 1999 | Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh | Dean Cemetery Trust Ltd | £150,000 | City of Edinburgh |
| 10 June 1999 | Castlemilk Park, Glasgow | Castlemilk Environment Trust | £250,000 | Glasgow City |
| 15 June 1999 | St Albans, The Vintry Garden, North Churchyard and Romeland Gardens | St Albans District Council | £242,500 | St Albans |
| 15 June 1999 | London, Waltham Forest, Coronation Gardens | London Borough of Waltham Forest | £579,500 | Waltham Forest |
| 15 June 1999 | Gosport Town Centre Historic Parks | Gosport Borough Council | £495,000 | Gosport |
| 15 June 1999 | Hexham Parks Phase II | Tynedale Council | £232,000 | Tynedale |
| 13 July 1999 | Wolverhampton, West Park | Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council | £2,201,000 | Wolverhampton |
| 23 July 1999 | London, Waltham Forest, Churchyards | London Borough of Waltham Forest | £32,800 | Waltham Forest |
| 03 August 1999 | Wolverhampton, St Peters Gardens Phase 2 | Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council | £275,500 | Wolverhampton |
| 03 August 1999 | Nottingham Arboretum | Nottingham City Council | £823,000 | Nottingham |
| 05 August 1999 | Burnby Hall Gardens, Pocklington | Stewarts Burnby Hall Gardens & Museum Trust | £43,000 | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| 21 September 1999 | Saltwell Park, Gateshead | Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | £6,949,000 | Gateshead |
| 21 September 1999 | Painshill Park Education & Visitor Buildings | Painshill Park Trust Ltd | £1,241,000 | Elmbridge |
| 12 October 1999 | Amot Hill Park, Arnold—Restoration Plan | Gedling Borough Council | £12,700 | Gedling |
| 15 October 1999 | Tunstall Park—Restoration Plan | City of Stoke-on-Trent | £13,600 | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 09 December 1999 | Strathpeffer Spa Gardens, Inverness | Highland Council | £447,700 | Highland |
| 14 December 1999 | Royal Victoria Park, Bath | Bath & North East Somerset District Council | £1,395,000 | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Decision Date | Project Title | Applicant | Awarded | Local Authority |
| 27 January 2000 | Belle Vue Park, Newport | Newport County Borough Council | £7,500 | Newport |
| 2 February 2000 | Pontypool Park | Torfaen County Borough Council | £723,000 | Torfaen |
| 17 February 2000 | Hartlepool, Ward Jackson Park | Hartlepool Borough Council | £1,484,900 | Hartlepool |
| 2 March 2000 | Matlock Parks Restoration Project | Derbyshire Dales District Council | £61,000 | Derbyshire Dales |
| 29 March 2000 | Bath, Newton Park Upper Lake | Bath Spa University College | £326,300 | Bath and North East Somerset |
| 29 March 2000 | Whitworth Park Restoration | Whitworth Trust | £727,500 | Derbyshire Dales |
| 11 May 2000 | Ashton Gardens, St Annes—Restoration Plan | Fylde Borough Council | £14,600 | Fylde |
| 23 May 2000 | Alexandra Palace and Park | Alexandra Palace and Park | £34,100 | Haringey |
| 6 June 2000 | Abbey Grounds, Abbey Meadows, Abingdon | Vale of White Horse Council | £55,000 | Vale of White Horse |
| 6 June 2000 | Dalzell Park, Motherwell—Restoration Plan | North Lanarkshire Council | £14,700 | North Lanarkshire |
| 15 June 2000 | Carmarthen, Aberglasney Historic House And Gardens | Aberglasney Restoration Trust | £647,100 | Carmarthenshire |
| 22 June 2000 | Shrewsbury, Quarry Park and Victoria Avenue | Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council | £1,504,000 | Shrewsbury and Atcham |
| 25 July 2000 | Buxton, Pavilion Gardens | High Peak Borough Council | £3,515,300 | High Peak |
| 25 July 2000 | Broadfield Park, Rochdale | Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | £28,900 | Rochdale |
| 25 July 2000 | Forbury Gardens, Reading | Reading Borough Council | £117,000 | Reading |
| 25 July 2000 | Roundhay Park, Leeds | Leeds City Council | £246,500 | Leeds |
| 1 August 2000 | South Norwood Lake and Grounds | London Borough of Croydon | £275,000 | Croydon |
| 1 August 2000 | Queens Park, Heywood | Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | £36,600 | Rochdale |
| 3 August 2000 | Manchester, Heaton Park Phase 2 | Manchester City Council | £226,000 | Manchester |
| 3 August 2000 | Rock Park, Llandrindod Wells—Restoration Plan | Friends of Rock Park | £7,931 | Powys |
| 29 September 2000 | Barrow Public Park | Borough of Barrow-in-Furness Council | £39,600 | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 19 October 2000 | Sutton-in-Craven Park | Sutton-in-Craven Parish Council | £111,000 | Craven |
| 9 November 2000 | Walsall Arboretum | Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | £36,100 | Walsall |
| 14 November 2000 | London, Bromley, Crystal Palace Park | Leisure and Community Services, London Borough of Bromley | £3,290,500 | Bromley |
| 14 November 2000 | Albert Park, Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough Borough Council | £3,361,000 | Middlesbrough |
| 5 December 2000 | Dorchester Borough Gardens | Dorchester Town Council | £52,300 | West Dorset |
| 5 December 2000 | St Margarets Churchyard, West Raynham—Restoration | East with West Raynham Parochial Church Council | £53,000 | North Norfolk |
| 5 December 2000 | Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens | South Bucks District Council | £500,000 | South Bucks |
| 5 December 2000 | Titchfield Park, Mansfield | Mansfield District Council | £983,500 | Mansfield |
| 8 December 2000 | Farnham Park—Restoration Plan | Waverley Borough Council | £11,900 | Waverley |
| 14 December 2000 | Leazes Park | Newcastle City Council | £3,718,000 | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Heritage Lottery Fund—Parks Programme, Grants Awarded in 2001
| Decision Date | Project Title | Applicant | Awarded | Local Authority |
| 10 January 2001 | Durham Riverbanks—Survey and Restoration Plan | Durham City Council | £32,200 | Durham |
| 30 January 2001 | London, Greenwich, Well Hall Pleasaunce | London Borough of Greenwich Leisure Services | £1,985,400 | Greenwich |
| 30 January 2001 | Knutsford, Tatton Walled Garden | Tatton Park (Cheshire County Council) | £1,344,500 | Macclesfield |
| 30 January 2001 | London, Southwark Park | London Borough of Southwark | £2,694,500 | Southwark |
| 30 January 2001 | Peckham Rye Park Restoration | London Borough of Southwark | £86,000 | Southwark |
| 8 February 2001 | Peterborough, Central Park | Peterborough City Council | £629,000 | Peterborough |
| 27 February 2001 | Ashton Court Estate | Bristol City Council | £219,500 | North Somerset |
| 27 February 2001 | Manchester, Heaton Park Phase 2 | Manchester City Council | £4,973,000 | Manchester |
| 22 March 2001 | Consett Park, Consett, Derwentside | Derwentside District Council | £977,000 | Derwentside |
| 27 March 2001 | Tollcross Park, Glasgow | Glasgow City Council, Parks and Recreation Department | £2,054,000 | Glasgow City |
| 27 March 2001 | London, Camden, Coram's Fields | Coram's Fields and the Harmsworth Memorial Playground | £1,022,700 | Camden |
| 24 April 2001 | London, Enfield, New River Loop | London Borough of Enfield | £2,138,500 | Enfield |
| 22 May 2001 | London, Haringey, Finsbury Park | London Borough of Haringey | £55,000 | Hackney |
| 22 May 2001 | Whitby Park, Ellesmere Port | Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council | £1,032,000 | Ellesmere Port and Neston |
| 31 May 2001 | Southend-on-Sea, Southend Cliffs | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | £1,500,000 | Southend-on-Sea |
| 31 May 2001 | Broadstairs Seafront Promenade and Gardens | Thanet District Council | £313,000 | Thanet |
| 5 June 2001 | Hackworth Park Restoration | Shildon Town Council | £352,800 | Sedgefield |
| 6 June 2001 | Maurice Lea Memorial Park | South Derbyshire District Council | £32,900 | South Derbyshire |
| 6 June 2001 | Arnot Hill Park | Gedling Borough Council | £69,200 | Gedling |
| 7 June 2001 | Lily Hill Park, Bracknell—Restoration | Bracknell Forest Borough Council | £113,000 | Bracknell Forest |
| 12 June 2001 | St Helens, Taylor Park | St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | £64,300 | St Helens |
| 15 June 2001 | 1773 Rock Garden Restoration, Chelsea | Chelsea Physic Garden | £12,820 | Kensington and Chelsea |
| 17 July 2001 | Dunorlan Park, Tunbridge Wells | Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | £63,500 | Tunbridge Wells |
| 11 September 2001 | Congleton Town Park | Congleton Borough Council | £993,000 | Congleton |
| 18 September 2001 | Cuerden Valley Park Restoration Plan | Lancashire Wildlife Trust | £19,600 | Chorley |
| 18 September 2001 | Baxter Park, Dundee | Dundee City Council | £3,252,000 | Dundee City |
| 18 September 2001 | Ropner Park, Stockton—Restoration | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | £71,900 | Stockton-on-Tees |
| 24 September 2001 | Taunton, Vivary Park | Taunton Deane Borough Council | £552,500 | Taunton Deane |
| 13 November 2001 | Glasgow Green | Glasgow City Council | £8,821,000 | Glasgow City |
| 13 November 2001 | Derby Arboretum | Derby City Council | £4,246,000 | Derby |
| 28 November 2001 | Arnot Hill Park | Gedling Borough Council | £909,000 | Gedling |
| 11 December 2001 | Liverpool, Sefton Park Palm House | Liverpool City Council | £2,442,000 | Liverpool |
| 11 December 2001 | Cuerden Valley Park Restoration Plan | Lancashire Wildlife Trust | £895,000 | Chorley |
| 13 December 2001 | Trinity Square Gardens, Landscape Restoration | London Borough of Tower Hamlets | £310,000 | Tower Hamlets |
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