The practice has been commissioned by Kendal Civic Society and Kendal Town Council to design and implement a prominent town centre riverside public open space. Somervell Steps will form a small but important link in the sequence of parks and open green spaces along the River Kent and provide much needed disabled access to the riverside walk. Local dressed limestone will be used for steps and walls with swathes of bulbs and wild flower planting providing seasonal interest and colour. Work will be financed by the Somervell Trust, which has strong connections with the industrial history of Kendal’s K Shoes Factory.

Labels: Commission, Somervell Steps