Val Bott is now working with David McCabe and Toni Marshall on a new historical exhibition about McMullen’s Hertford Brewery as part of the adjoining Sainsbury’s supermarket development.
Gravesend, early 19th century
Following the warmly-received Feasibility Study they prepared for Gravesham Borough Council Val and fellow consultant, Pat Astley-Cooper, are advising on fund-raising to create a community project using the museum collection. They have also been commissioned to advise Daniel Hearsum of Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, on planning the future of The Hearsum Collection.
Hogarth's House, 1890s, T M Rooke
The refurbishment of Hogarth’s House, which Val Bott co-ordinated as Chairman of the William Hogarth Trust, re-opened in November 2011. More than 5,000 people had seen the new presentation by mid March, when the last full year of opening had attracted only 4,800 visitors.