Coombe Cliff Conservatory Horniman Museum, Forest Hill Building Restoration, Gardens Design
Coombe Cliff Conservatory Building Restoration
Pavilion Building in Forest Hill, London – design by Charles Harrison Townsend ; Donald Insall Associates
23 Jun 2017
Coombe Cliff Conservatory Restoration, Horniman Museum & Gardens
Location: Forest Hill, London, south east England, UK
Horniman Museum and Gardens? Coombe Cliff Conservatory reopens
Restoration Design Architects: Donald Insall Associates
Donald Insall Associates have completed their work on the restoration of Coombe Cliff Conservatory for the Horniman Museum and Gardens in London.
Horniman Museum Exterior – mid-works:

photograph © Thomas Erskine
The Grade II listed building was originally commissioned in 1894 by Frederick John Horniman for his house at Coombe Cliff in Croydon as a place to tend his rare plants and offer his mother a garden sheltered from the elements. Horniman Museum – Interior at beginning of works:

photo © Thomas Erskine
The building is considered a pioneering example of architectural cast ironwork in its day. In 1981, it was, however, dismantled and left as component parts at Crystal Palace Park (due to neglect and eventually fire damage in 1977). In the 1980s, English Heritage funded the rebuilding of the Conservatory at its current location on the Horniman?s 16 acre site in Forest Hill. It now sits adjacent to the main Museum building and is used as an events venue.

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