Lloyd Baker Collection - Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural ...

Centre. These are the objects regarded as at primary risk and the subjectof this project bid.This mothballing process has now been in place since autumn 2002 i.e.nine years, with little if any prospect outside a project as proposed forany improvement.The physical deterioration of this part of the Collection is obvious, andthe initiative of a new and enhanced regime of care and re-interpretationis required. The resources (capital, revenue and staffing resources) on themuseums service has been reduced in real terms since the closure of theCotswold Heritage Centre in 2002.Lack of interpretation renders the true value, relevance and significanceof the Collection inaccessible to any intending visitors and to thecommunity at large.‘Out of sight’ risks being ‘out of mind’.The proposed sale of the site by its owners, Cotswold District Council,places the collections housed within its walls at high risk, and with noguaranteed future; there is insufficient physical capacity (indeed,virtually none) which would enable the absorption of this part of thecollection into the Resource Centre; instead it would be ‘homeless’.Undercover and preferably indoor storage is a minimum requirement forobjects of this age, materials (constructed predominantly of wood) andvulnerability.Conservation and management aims/Outline action plan &costs/Next steps (all cost elements to be incorporated into theConservation Management Plan)Within the development of the Conservation Management Plan, primary andlonger-term management aims include:• Build upon the essential level of goodwill and support for the project’saims and objectives from the staff of the museums service, as alreadyevidenced in the preparation of this bid.When = continuous and already in processCost = help in kind• Develop from that an evolving management agreement, to achieve shortand long-term goals in the care, interpretation and continuingpreservation of the objects selected from both the Lloyd-Baker Collectionand other parts of the museums service collections.When = continuous from Stage 1 approval onwardsCost = contribution to administrative costs - £500• Undertake an on-site initial inventory check and clarification of objectsheld in the open storage and open courtyard areas, disaggregate Lloyd-Baker items from other parts of the collections, ensure a clarification ofroles for each object in the future interpretation strategy, and make allinformation available for inclusion into the museums servicedocumentation record.When = commence as a primary task upon receipt of Stage 1 approval, i.e.February 2012Costs = £1,400 (5 days @ £250 per day, plus travel costs), achieved bycontractEscape to the Cotswolds: Conservation Statement – Lloyd-Baker Collection