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Hampton Court Palace

As part of a continuous process ofconservation and improvement to thepalace grounds and buildings, theauthorities decided to restore one of thebusiest main access approaches to thepalace back to the 17th century layoutand also to undertake repairs to theadjoining lawns.

Our task was two-fold. First, to removetarmac on the road edges to a width of3m, working tight in against historicalbollards, then to bring in topsoil and re-turf the whole area, tying in the new turfwith existing banks of turf. Second, toexcavate and prepare the base for thenew walkways between the long BarrackBlock building and the main palacebuilding and then to lay tarmac with aresin-bonded surface along thesepedestrian routes.

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This operation was completed in twophases, one either side of the road,sectioning off each area so thatpedestrian access was not completelydisrupted. Since there were so manyvisitors passing close to the works therewas an especially rigorous Health andSafety policy on site, with our sitemanager Gareth Davies running theproject and a full traffic managementplan with banksmen to receive deliveriesof material.


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Historical bollards were protected inwooden cases to prevent accidentaldamage by heavy plant whilstgroundworks were undertaken.


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William Page, Conservation BuildingSurveyor at Historic Royal palaces, recallsthat the project was not all plain sailing.“There was a late start due to unforeseencircumstances caused by a number ofunmarked services running across partsof the site and also much unscheduledwork to the turf irrigation system beinginstalled by the Palace EstatesDepartment,“ he says.


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Tarmac was removed from the roadedges to a width of 3m, revealingservices which required updating.


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Walkways were excavated between thelong Barrack Block building and the mainpalace building.


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Tarmac was layed with a resin-bondedsurface along these pedestrian routes.


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Gravel was spread onto the resin-bondedsurfaces giving a durable and attractivewalkway.


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The finished walkways with new turf laidand tied into existing banks of turf.


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The approach to Hampton Court Palace –fit for a King!


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