Community Spaces

The site was a small area of derelict land lying between houses and the vehicular access to the cricket ground.

Summerseat Place is a piece of open land owned by Bradford Metropolitan District Council but which was cut off from Great Horton Road by a tall stone boundary wall.

Thornbury Garden and Allotment Association asked for help with an allotment site at Derby Road. A large part of the allotments was unused.

Many houses in Bradford have very small front gardens which have been covered in concrete. The aim of the Anchor Project who commissioned UDT was to create an exemplary front garden on a small piece of land to encourage more positive use of front gardens.

Peel Square lies in the Eldon conservation area within the grouping known as the Manningham Conservation Area.

The residents of Petrie Grove, the Croft Working Men’s Club and Thornbury Youth and Community Centre had pieces of land in the same area which had suffered from fly-tipping for many years.

Working with - Hallcliffe Community Garden Ltd.
The Urban Design Team (UDT) worked with the community group to attain funding to convert the former school playground, a tarmac expanse, into a Community Garden.

Our brief for this site was to create a sensory garden at the front of the new Community Centre, whilst creating a physical barrier to vehicles. Through liaising with the Centre Manager and Healthy Living Co-ordinator, a consultation board was set up to create some community interest and get some feedback.