The Pavilion, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Ashbourne Pavilion is sited on the local Recreation Ground and enjoys expansive views of the adjacent playing fields. The building is open all year round to serve the community of Ashbourne via the provision of 4no. changing rooms, umpire/ referee changing facilities, a kitchen, a bar and a good sized clubroom which opens out onto a large terrace overlooking the grounds.
Ashbourne Pavilion is sited on the local Recreation Ground and enjoys expansive views of the adjacent playing fields. The building is open all year round to serve the community of Ashbourne via the provision of 4no. changing rooms, umpire/ referee changing facilities, a kitchen, a bar and a good sized clubroom which opens out onto a large terrace overlooking the grounds.
The changing rooms all meet national cricket and football team standards as defined by the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Football Foundation, both of which were key funders and stakeholders.
FPCR provided architectural services for all RIBA Stages of work from concept design through to construction, including taking on the roles of Principal Designer and Contract Administrator. We also engaged with public consultation which ultimately led to the choice of materials used in the design. The design was developed by working closely with the local community partnership that took over ownership of the site from the Derbyshire Dales District Council through a lease agreement.
Practical completion for the Pavilion was achieved in February 2022, and since then the local community partnership have enjoyed a very healthy level of success and the pavilion has played a key role in the local community at sporting and social events, improved with the new Lady Cockayne Walk that leads to the pavilion from the town centre.
