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Latest 19/09/2011

Work on the Hermitage Completed in August 2011

A celebration on the Saturday afternoon of the 20th of August marked the completion of the current restoration works on the Hermitage, made possible by a generous grant from English Heritage of 75% of the cost. Those present were individual donors, guests and local representatives including, Tom Brake MP, Tracy Craig of English Heritage, Patrick Crawford the Trust’s architect for the project. An initial welcome was made at the Water Tower by Derek Yeo, Chairman of the Carshalton Water Tower & Historic Garden Trust, followed by the opening of the restored Hermitage by the Deputy Mayor of the London Borough of Sutton, Councillor Hamish Pollock. Maintenance and restoration are all part of the onward upkeep of any Listed Building and Hermitage is no exception to this. The current restoration work addressed drainage problems which has been detrimental to the stonework in places with stone replacement and repair in a number of areas of the Hermitage.
During the work there has been no access to the Hermitage but the work was completed in time for public access during the two free open weekends in September; the National Heritage Opening and London Open House. The Hermitage will be open again in spring of 2012.