image for illustration: The Winter Gardens, Great Yarmouth by Evelyn Simak / The Winter Gardens, (detail)
A landmark project to save one of Great Yarmouth’s most iconic buildings has received a major funding boost. Historic England has awarded a £500,000 grant towards the restoration of the Grade II* listed Winter Gardens, reports the Eastern Daily Press.
Eastern Daily Press writes:
The building – one of the last surviving Victorian seaside winter gardens in the country – has been closed to the public since 2008 and remains on the national Heritage at Risk Register…
Tony Calladine, regional director for Historic England, said: ‘Great Yarmouth Winter Gardens is an extraordinary survivor of Victorian engineering and seaside architecture…’
Councillor Carl Smith, leader of Great Yarmouth Borough Council, said: ‘We are extremely grateful to Historic England for this major grant support as our team of heritage experts breathes new life into this landmark building on the seafront…’
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