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Chiswick house - Front elevation oblique view- © English Heritage

Major restoration of Chiswick House gardens going ahead

English Heritage has welcomed a £7.6 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, which will enable an £11.7 million restoration scheme for Chiswick House gardens to go ahead.

The scheme, intended to return the gardens to a more historically authentic condition, has caused great controversy among local people, on the grounds that it will remove familiar features and affect much valued facilities within the gardens.Read more