Client
Scarborough Borough Council
Location
Scarborough, North Yorkshire
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Southern Green were initially commissioned to prepare a Conservation Management Plan and design work to support a round 2 Heritage Lottery Funded Parks for People bid. Following this successful submission, Southern Green undertook further design development, and over the last two years delivered the works on site on behalf of Scarbrough Borough Council.
South Cliff Gardens is a 16ha cliff side public gardens with over 250 years of architectural and designed landscape development, including works by George Knowles, Joseph Paxton, and Scarborough Borough Engineer Harry Smith.
The HLF project incorporated improvements to a multitude of shelters, steps and structures, footpath upgrades, a new playground, signage, and a new operations centre.