OXFORD PRESERVATION TRUST
Oxford Castle
THE ABBEY
Stewardship Project
STANLEY SPENCER GALLERY
Gallery Refurbishment
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Client: Black Cultural Archives
Charitable trust, The Black Cultural Archives, has contracted The Clarkson Alliance to manage an ambitious project, supported by generous funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the London Borough of Lambeth and the London Development Agency, to create a new national centre for black cultural heritage in Brixton to open in 2011. Raleigh Hall, a derelict Grade 2 listed building on Brixton’s central square, will be redeveloped and extended to feature two exhibition spaces, a BS5454-compliant archive storage room, a reading room, library, shop, conference and workshop spaces. It will feature educational and outreach programmes and exhibitions reflecting life in black Britain and the history of the African diaspora. BCA is a grassroots community organisation, established in 1981, dedicated to promoting and disseminating black history through exhibitions and learning events. Its archive collection has been built up gradually by volunteers over the last 28 years and consists of a wide range of material, from photographs and oral history tapes to personal papers, sculpture and textiles. Rayleigh Hall will exhibit and make these historically valuble items available for the public to view.
Budget: £6,500,000
Project Manager: Graham Clarkson |
"I am delighted that the LDA (London Development Agency) has given a grant of £175,000 towards the first phase of the new capital development for the Black Cultural Archives.
This purpose-built centre in Raleigh Hall, Brixton will be a fitting site for a significant and fascinating collection relating to London's black community and it will contribute to a better understanding of our shared history. It will bring to life many important and illuminating stories about black people in the capital, as well as provide a valuable educational resource for all Londoners. The centre is part of a multi-million regeneration project in Brixton which will raise the profile of the area's unique heritage and encourage new visitors to visit."
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London.
