Denbigh Broomhill Lane Public Art

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ID:

25728

OCID:

ocds-kuma6s-006331

Contract type:

Works

Procedure type:

Open

Contract award notice ref:

APR079890

Internal ref:

Portal Ref: 25728

Contact catergory:

C - Local contract let on behalf of one buyer

Buyer:

Celfwaith

Primary CPV code:

N/a

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No

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Description:

Denbighshire County Council wishes to appoint an artist blacksmith or designer working with metal to design and create a series of beautifully crafted metalwork fixtures for Broomhill Lane as part of the Denbigh Town – Castle Link scheme. Denbigh Town - Castle link scheme is part of Cadw’s £19 million Heritage Tourism Project which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Welsh Government. Background Tourism is important to the region, and the aim of this public art project is to make local history alive and relevant, to ensure that visitors and local communities have positive experiences. The overall aim of the Denbigh Town – Castle Link scheme is to increase the number of visitors as well as the length and value of visits and to create a stronger link between the Castle and the town itself. The challenges to overcome are: Limited of use of the Broomhill Lane route between the castle and the town centre, despite being only a few minutes walk. Broomhill Lane is widely seen as a dingy, poorly lit and consequently intimidating pathway that thereby discourages, rather than entices, use by visitors and residents. The disjointedness between the castle, walls and town centre, for example, the castle is not visible from this part of the town centre. The objectives are: To achieve greater awareness and accessibility for visitors to Denbigh Castle and Walls from the town and vice versa. To create an appealing route for visitors along Broomhill Lane which will encourage more visitors from the town up to the castle and town walls and vice versa. Historical background Denbigh (“Dinbych” in Welsh, meaning small fortress) is one of the most historic towns in North Wales. The town is first mentioned in records in the years following the Norman Conquest when it became a border town guarding the approach to the Hiraethog Hills and Snowdonia. Denbigh was also probably the location of a fortified settlement during the Roman occupation and in the twelfth century, Dafydd ap Gruffydd, the brother of Llewelyn, the last Prince of Wales, had his headquarters here. Edward I created the Lordship of Denbigh in 1282 which was granted to Henry de Lacywho authorised the building of Denbigh Castle which was built over the stronghold of Dafydd ap Gruffydd. The building of the 'new' Denbigh from 1282 onwards (which removed all traces of the Welsh fortifications) created not only a castle but a new English borough protected by town walls. The building in two phases, was interrupted by a rising in 1294 during which the castle was held for a time by the Welsh. The latter work is easily recognisable by the different coloured stone, thicker curtain walls and angular towers resembling those at Caernarfon. The castle's finest feature is its triple-towered Great Gatehouse bearing the unmistakable stamp of Master James of St George, the architect responsible for all of Edward I's major North Wales castles. From the late thirteenth century, there were already two settlements here, one within the walls and one outside them. The town within the walls gradually diminished, whilst the town outside them prospered and grew. Denbigh contains some remarkable early buildings, both town houses and shops, and its continued prosperity as a regional market town has resulted in a legacy of fine buildings from many periods. This long history of building lends considerable variety to the townscape with an interesting mix of building types and materials. More detailed information about Denbigh (Denbigh: Understanding Urban Character) can be downloaded at: http://cadw.wales.gov.uk/historicenvironment/regenerationandsustainability/understandingcharacter/denbigh/?lang=en Thematic approach A previously prepared feasibility study suggested a theme around the derivation of the name Broomhill. Common broom is known to grow on nearby hills in Denbighshire and was probably prevalent on castle hill itself before it was substantially built on. It's n

Purchasing team:

N/a

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Contract dates

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Date awarded:

02 April 2014

Start date:

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End date:

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Max extension options available:

0 (months)

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Contact details

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Contract name:

Emma Wynne

Contract email:

mererid@celfwaith.co.uk

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