This project has revitalised a prominent historic Plymouth Landmark Park and Garden that has been neglected and overlooked for years. Drakes Place is the site of Drakes Leat, a man made conduit, completed in 1591, that first supplied Plymouth with fresh water. Two reservoirs were subsequently built and the site was redeveloped in the Victorian times with the introduction of pleasure gardens and fountains.This scheme preserved and restored the site’s most valuable historical assets whilst reinvigorating the greenspace as a safe and welcoming environment for the students and staff of Plymouth University as well as the wider community. Our involvement assisted in opening up key areas of the greenspace that were closed to the public (on safety grounds) for decades, as well as reinstating key features such as the historic fountain, the cascade, the Turret House and the original Treseder Planting scheme (as far as reasonably possible). Design work was scrutinised by the Friends of group and received much public attention, with this park being at the heart of Plymouth.The reservoir, cascade and exterior walls of Drakes Place are listed features, so CEC have needed to work closely with the Conservation Officer at Plymouth City Council, as well as with the HLF Mentor, to arrive at proposals that preserve and respect historical features, whilst also meeting the increased legislative and safety requirements that exist today.CEC Ltd acted in the role of Landscape Architect, Lead Consultant and Contract Administrator (reporting to the overall Project Manager at Plymouth University) delivering Stage E to L services having won this work following a formal tender process. The scope of services also included applying for Listed Building consent and condition discharge. The design team consisted of LePage Architects, Hydrock (Structural and Services Engineers), Randall Simmonds (Quantity Surveyors) and Jenkins and Potter Consulting Engineers (CDM co-ordinator).