Round Pond Improvements, Kensington Gardens
The Round Pond Improvement Project
aims to recreate the Charles Bridgeman
Plan of 1734 which showed the Round
Pond with formal crisp edging sitting on
a plateau to be viewed from Kensington
Palace.
This beautify body of water will see a
facelift that will not only reflect the
original design intention but help with
sustainable management, maintenance
and safety.
The project will:
• upgrade surfacing materials around the
pond
• repair edging and pond lining
• include future planning for water quality
improvements
• redesign the emergency life buoyancy aids
• include improvements to the view from
Kensington Gardens with removal of the
main path leading to the pond
• improve drainage
• improvements to the setting of the Tiffany
Fountain.
When will works start?
Historic Plans
Construction will commence on site in
February 2014 after partial draining of
the pond. This will cause some disruption
to the access to The Round Pond for
approximately 12 weeks. We apologise for
any inconvenience this may cause. If you would like more information on this
project, or wish to give us some feedback
that may help with development of the
project you can email the Park Services
Team.
[email protected]
We will also be making project updates
available to download so you can keep up to
date with developments.
Bridgeman’s plan of 1734
Rhodes plan of 1762
1861 plan
Current issues that need to be addressed
Poor edge definition
Water condition
Deteriorated surface
Uneven edge
Patch repairs
Seating provision
Poor setting for
Tiffany Fountain
Proposals
Redesigned buoyancy aids
Round Pond - Historic
layout reinstated and
lining repaired
Historic path
layout to be
reinstated
Central Path
to be removed
Kensington
Palace
New landscape around
Tiffany Drinking Fountain
Kerb re-set to reinstate
original shape of pond
Surrounding paths
resurfaced and seating
reinstated. Provision for
future seats to be installed
Construction details - pond edge and path reconstruction
New ledge to improve safety
L
INTERFACE
Kerb edge to be re-set to redefine pond shape
NEW CONSTRUCTION
1 IN 60
TOP WATER LEVEL
SURFACE COURSE
BINDER COURSE
SUB BASE
New and repaired pond lining