Architects help write new chapter in Aberglasney history

South Wales architects the Lewis Partnership are playing their part in writing a new chapter in the history of historic Aberglasney House in the Tywi Valley.
The Llanelli-based architects have been commissioned to draw up plans for the next phase of restoration at the mansion house which sits at the centre of the heritage gardens.
“It is a great privilege and honour to play a part in the continued restoration work at Aberglasney,” said Philip Lewis, managing director of the Lewis Partnership.
“The restoration of the house and gardens has been a high profile exercise and the gardens are now one of the finest tourist attractions in Wales.
“The latest restoration work at the house is billed as ‘Phase Five’ at Aberglasney.
“The actual works involved are very extensive. They involve restoration of the main hall, the elegant staircase and restoring the interior of the East Wing and other rooms.
“Naturally, for house with such great history a great deal of care and sensitivity has been required to draw up the plans for the project.” 
Roger Evans, the chief executive of the Aberglasney Restoration Trust, said: “The gardens have come a long way since their derelict state more than 20 years ago.
“Aberglasney is billed as ‘a garden lost in time’, but the restoration trust is keen to ensure that no time is lost in preserving and enhancing what we have here.
“The Phase Five project is currently out to tender to different building and construction firms, but lovers of the garden will be delighted to learn that, when work does start, disruption to visitors to Aberglasney will be kept to a minimum.
“The works will be a huge boost to Aberglasney and will give us many more options for exhibition spaces and meeting rooms.”
Mr Evans said the restoration would be carried out in cooperation with the Welsh Historic Monuments association Cadw, the Welsh European Funding Office WEFO and the ‘One Historic Garden Scheme’.
He added: “As you can imagine, a great deal of planning has to go into a restoration exercise such as this.
“But the very fact that Phase Five is moving forward is an indication of the desire of the Aberglasney Restoration Trust to build on the success of the gardens as a centre for excellence in heritage gardening and enhance the aesthetic beauty of the gardens for the enjoyment of our visitors.
“The work of the trust extends back to the early 1990s and the original restoration works saw us build towards the success of the opening of the gardens in July, 1999.
“We always like to remind ourselves of the following phrase - Aberglasney is changing and growing - a garden lost in time, but now belonging to the past, present and future.”
Weblinks –
http://www.lewispartnership.co.uk
www.aberglasney.org.uk

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