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Spon Street Townscape Scheme
The Spon Street townscape scheme of the 1960s and 1970s involved moving medieval buildings from other sites in the city centre to join those in situ at Spon Street. In total, three sets of buildings were moved from Much Park Street and two sets were moved from elsewhere in Spon Street - the rest are in their original sites. The last buildings to be moved and restored were Nos 1 & 2 Spon Street (formerly 54-57 Spon Street) completed in 1988-1990.
The scheme was not altogether a success as Spon Street had already been cut in half by the ring road and a multi-storey block of flats at one end detracted from the medieval appearance. However, it did mean that several interesting old buildings were saved. Since the 1970s, the addition of an entertainment complex on the site of the Rudge/GEC factory led to food outlets dominating the street, with little life to it during the day.
The scheme was not altogether a success as Spon Street had already been cut in half by the ring road and a multi-storey block of flats at one end detracted from the medieval appearance. However, it did mean that several interesting old buildings were saved. Since the 1970s, the addition of an entertainment complex on the site of the Rudge/GEC factory led to food outlets dominating the street, with little life to it during the day.
by E Gammie
Created: Mon, 22 Apr 2013, Updated: Fri, 8 Oct 2021
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