Development of The Horton has been led by registered charity Horton Chapel Arts & Heritage Society.
The board of trustees have been involved in every aspect of the project, supported by other volunteers, partners and specialist contractors.
Banner image above: visitors viewing the new performance space at Heritage Open Day 2021. (Photo credit: Mike Longhurst.)
Image left: trustees inspecting construction works.
WHO WE ARE
Kirstie Arnould
Hugo van Maasakkers
Yemisi Mokuolu
As a cultural manager, Yemisi has worked for the likes of: Amnesty International, Arts Council England, British Council, Goethe, Historic England and Institut Francais.
Ian Reeves
He is the director and co-founder of the Centre for Journalism at the University of Kent, a founding director of KMTV, author of The Newspapers Handbook and a former magazine editor and award-winning journalist.
Rupert Salmon
Kandia Appadoo
Graham Saunders
Steve Trimm
Sophie Wiles
Gayle Young
Maria Reeves
Ellen Ferguson
Having begun her career as a primary school teacher, Ellen has gone on to design and lead innovative learning programmes and events for clients such as The Design Museum, The Department for Transport, Google, MGSO4 Epsom & Ewell Arts, Hopscotch Consulting and Little Inventors.
Elin Joseph
Leanne Gale
Skye Dearlove
The project is also supported in specific areas by a number of former trustees:
Claire Harris (finance) and Janice Heyes (events).
Heritage partners:
Jeremy Harte (Bourne Hall Museum) and Julian Pooley (Surrey History Centre).
Volunteer heritage researchers:
Roger Cayzer, Sheila Cumming, Jane Derrick, Jill Duffin, Georgia Kitty-Harris, Lara Kirkland, Kevin McDonnell, Roger Miller, Ian Mole, John Mumford, David Shand, Amanda Spavins, Louise Taylor, Steve Tyrrell and Katherine Wood.
Thanks also to the contribution of former trustees:
Nick Barry, Lionel Blackman, George Cardwell, Sarah Dewing, David Gulland, Phil Humphrey, Sean Kelly and Julian Waters.
Funders:
The Horton Chapel Project has been funded by: National Heritage Lottery Fund, Architectural Heritage Fund, Power to Change, Community Foundation for Surrey, Viridor Credits, #IWillFund, Surrey County Council Member’s Allocation, Tesco, Toyota, Co-op Community Causes, Tru Vue and private donations. Epsom & Ewell Borough Council have facilitated match-funding from Section 106 contributions from the companies who redeveloped the former hospital sites.
Renovation:
Architectural design and conversion of the building is being led by Crane Associates.
Design of the new cafe-bar space by Highly Creative Minds.
Branding and exhibition design by Steve Trimm.
Exhibition build by Limelight Designs.