content@managingwater.co.uk Channel Management - River Restoration Bringing a Victorian bathing area back to life. Jayne Hornsby, Land and Water Services
Original images of the bathing area as it used be, complete with changing rooms.
As apart of the planning conditions for the redevelopment of an old mill area at Witney, Oxfordshire, a Victorian bathing area, on the River Windrush, had to be restored. The area had long since fallen into disrepair and as well as this restoration, two habitat and balancing ponds and the accompanying drainage system had to be constructed. The contract for the work was given to Land and Water Services but before the work could commence, extensive wildlife mitigation was required comprising of habitat fencing to protect a local water vole colony and badger habitat, this process evolved over a 24 month period prior to the start of the construction phase. Close liaison with the Environment Agency and specialist mammal ecologist was essential to ensure the success of this project and to prevent programme delays.
The original river wall was in such a state of disrepair that it had to be demolished and a new wall, constructed using sheet piles secured with ground anchors. To replicate the original appearance, a capping beam of coloured concrete and open aggregate was laid along the top and a concrete bag-work wall for the facing. The surface area was then reinstated with a resin-bound aggregate and brick edge detail, to the original footprint and foundations of the bathing area and changing rooms. The works were undertaken and managed under full CDM regulations.
Before restoration
Bagwork detail on bathing area river wall
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