second funding of £1.523 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund, which was matched with £1.5 million from the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Subsequently, a major redevelopment was carried out. The building was closed for refurbishment and redevelopment in 2011 and was reopened in August 2012. The redevelopment of Water House, designed by architects and exhibition designers Pringle Richards Sharratt, included a new wing "inspired by Georgian & Victorian precedents" containing a gallery for temporary exhibitions as well as a tearoom with windows incorporating a Morris ‘Thistle’ frit pattern and a balcony that overlooks the gardens. Grayson Perry's fifteen-metre long Walthamstow Tapestry was displayed for the first month after reopening. Recognition In 2013 the William Morris Gallery won national prizes for Museum of the Year, and the Museum and Heritage Showss award for Best Permanent Exhibition. Lloyd Park The gardens of Water House, now known as Lloyd Park is a public park maintained by Waltham Forest Borough Council. The park includes an area surrounded by a moat which pre-dates the Georgian house. The park's facilities include a café, public toilets, artist studios, a play area, a bowls pavilion, tennis courts, skate park and basketball practice areas. The park also hosts a regular food market, Lloyd Park Market. Waltham Forest Theatre A pavilion was built in 1937, on the artificial island created by the moat, and converted into the Waltham Forest Theatre in 1972. The theatre was popular through to the 1990s and local actor Jack Watling presented several seasons of plays there. But it eventually fell into disuse and was demolished in 2011 as part of wider redevelopment. See also List of single-artist museums ReferencesWilliam Morris Gallery Website' Houses completed in 1762 1950 establishments in England Art museums and galleries in London Art museums established in 1950 Arts and Crafts movement Morris, William Country houses in London Decorative arts museums in England Georgian architecture in London Grade II* listed buildings in the London Borough of Waltham Forest Grade II* listed museum buildings History of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Museums in the London Borough of Waltham Forest William Morris Art galleries established in 1950 Walthamstow Morris, William