{"id":43212,"date":"2025-06-16T16:37:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T15:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=43212"},"modified":"2025-06-16T16:37:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T15:37:41","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-historic-england-gives-500k-to-winter-gardens-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=43212","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Historic England gives \u00a3500K to Winter Gardens project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Winter_Gardens_Great_Yarmouth_Norfolk_Evelyn-Simak_The-Winter-Gardens_Glass_and_cast_iron_structure_detail_commons_wiki.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Winter_Gardens_Great_Yarmouth_Norfolk_Evelyn-Simak_The-Winter-Gardens_Glass_and_cast_iron_structure_detail_commons_wiki.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41404\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><sub>image for illustration: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:-2018-11-13_Glass_and_cast_iron_structure_detail,_Winter_Gardens,_Great_Yarmouth,_Norfolk.jpg\">The Winter Gardens, Great Yarmouth<\/a> by Evelyn Simak\u00a0\/\u00a0The Winter Gardens, (detail)<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A landmark project to save one of Great Yarmouth\u2019s most iconic buildings has received a major funding boost. Historic England has awarded a \u00a3500,000 grant towards the restoration of the Grade II* listed Winter Gardens, reports the <em>Eastern Daily Press.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Eastern Daily Press<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The building &#8211; one of the last surviving Victorian seaside winter gardens in the country &#8211; has been closed to the public since 2008 and remains on the national Heritage at Risk Register&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tony Calladine, regional director for Historic England, said: \u2018Great Yarmouth Winter Gardens is an extraordinary survivor of Victorian engineering and seaside architecture\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Councillor Carl Smith, leader of Great Yarmouth Borough Council, said: \u2018We 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\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edp24.co.uk\/news\/25141093.historic-england-gives-500-000-winter-gardens-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See more background <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=41403\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>image for illustration: The Winter Gardens, Great Yarmouth by Evelyn Simak\u00a0\/\u00a0The Winter Gardens, (detail) A landmark project to save one of Great Yarmouth\u2019s most iconic buildings has received a major funding boost. 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