Supper Box Renovation Project
The Friends of Sydney Garden are currently fundraising to Reopen a large area of the park, currently closed to the public, called the Compound. The Compound houses a very unique and historically significant feature – the only remaining Supper Box in England. The remaining Supper Box is currently a ruin in the park and the Friends are fundraising to try and save this important structure from complete decay and destruction. Supper Boxes were the precursor of modern–day restaurants and were very popular in Georgian England. Sydney Gardens once had almost 50 Supper Boxes.
Restoration of this area was originally included in the scope of the original Heritage Lottery Project. It was unable to be completed due to a lack of funds caused by a combination of factors, such as, covid, the discovery of human remains in the Roman sarcophagus and contaminated soil.
We are working collaboratively with the Council Parks Department, the Friends of the Holburne Museum, Bath Preservation Trust and the UNESCO World Heritage team to raise enough funds to preserve the Supper Box for future generations.
Restoration of this area was originally included in the scope of the original Heritage Lottery Project. It was unable to be completed due to a lack of funds caused by a combination of factors, such as, covid, the discovery of human remains in the Roman sarcophagus and contaminated soil.
We are working collaboratively with the Council Parks Department, the Friends of the Holburne Museum, Bath Preservation Trust and the UNESCO World Heritage team to raise enough funds to preserve the Supper Box for future generations.
