Basing House
Helping to tell complex, nuanced stories in a way that is accessible for all
Discovering the hidden stories of Basing
As part of Hampshire County Council’s subsequent successful HLF 1 and 2 bids, PLB produced an Exhibition and Interpretation Plan for Basing House, near Basingstoke. In order to create an overall interpretive vision for the site, PLB addressed key access and visitor management issues, to help visitors discover the hidden stories of Basing.
In producing proposals and design solutions for internal and external interpretive media, PLB were able to offer layers of investigation across an array of historic periods. Incorporating replica site finds, the interpretation includes ‘viewers’, wayfinding and ‘discovery points’, while a new visitor centre houses collection items, tactile models and seeks to act as a start point for the ‘person, pamphlet or podcast’ tours, which unearth the colourful characters of Basing.

