St Paul's Recreation Ground

We did some wonderful community engagement at St Paul’s Recreation Ground in Brentford yesterday. Local primary school pupils were given prizes for drawings of their newly working fountain, tried out its fresh drinking water and visited the houses around the park to talk to the local community about their involvement. We handed out leaflets featuring the children's drawings as seen below.

Galleywall School Bell

We visited John Taylor & Co bell foundry in Loughborough to watch our recasting of Galleywall’s new school bell.

Galleywall School was built in Bermondsey in 1876 for the LCC, designed by School Board architect, E.R. Robson to accommodate 828 children, boys, girls and infants. Many original Victorian features survive, including fireplaces, parquet flooring, spacious rooms and its handsome Victorian bell tower. The area was heavily bombarded during WWII and the building is almost the only tangible evidence of the area’s Victorian past. The tower lost its bell during the bombing and is now being recast thanks to a HOLT grant, generously sponsored by Delancey.

The restored bell will be rung by the children at the start and end of every school day, and on significant days of celebration and remembrance.

The battle for London's fountains

We were delighted that the plight of London's historic fountains not only made a double page spread but was the most read UK article across the Guardian on Sunday! Find the link below.

Link to the online version: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jun/06/water-fight-the-battle-for-londons-victorian-drinking-fountains