Join the Cascade Project

Chatsworth House Trust (CHT) has recently been successful in an application to The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the Delivery Phase for the Celebrating the Cascade project.  

Celebrating the Cascade is a c. £7.5m heritage project that embodies CHT’s vision that Chatsworth is more than a House, it is a place of creativity and community and a driver of positive change. 

Delivered over 3 years, Celebrating the Cascade will restore Chatsworth’s Grade I listed Cascade. The project will be a catalyst for engaging a wider community and will tell the story of Chatsworth’s water artery, running from the moors to the river.  

Building on an interpretation plan written during the development stage of the project, the successful consultant will work with our community partners and colleagues to deliver on site, in person and digital interpretation that tells the story of the Cascade, Chatsworth and the people who care for it.  

Download the supporting information below.

Please note, the timeline for this opportunity has been extended. The deadline for applications is now 11.59pm on the 11th of February. We will be holding interviews in the week beginning the 2nd March.

View Brief

View Summary Plan

View Interpretation Strategy

View Code of Conduct

View Purchase Agreement

View Tender Questions

For more information, or to discuss the project, please contact:  

[email protected]  

About us

A registered charity, Chatsworth House Trust was established in 1981 to maintain Chatsworth and its art collection for everyone to enjoy. It relies entirely on the generosity of visitors and charity donors. All the income generated from ticket sales, memberships and Gift Aid is reinvested into the charity to fund essential conservation, and an extensive programme of exhibitions and events, as well as an award winning learning and community outreach programme. 

About The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Celebrating the Cascade project is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Thanks to National Lottery players, this project is enabling the essential restoration and conservation work that is urgently required to save and restore Chatsworth’s Grade I Cascade, while engaging a much wider range of people with Chatsworth, ensuring they can see, feel and take part in the Chatsworth story.

Header image courtesy of Peter Landers. 

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