Another Woolwich town centre shopfront to see heritage revamp
A Woolwich shop will see its shopfront renovated as part of a town centre-wide heritage project.
Cezar on Hare Street will see new signage and awnings attached to the building’s frontage.
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Funding comes from the High Street Heritage Action Zone project from Historic England.
The application’s Heritage Statement highlights the building’s history: “The host building is a locally listed symmetrical three-storey late Victorian building in red brick with parapet roof built in 1898 for the Maypole Dairy Company.”
It was a Lunn Poly by the 1960s and stood empty for many years until recently, when new life arrived in Hare Street with a number of long-vacant buildings becoming occupied.
Other nearby structures are seeing renovation including First Choice Cafe near the Waterfront which was built as a Burton’s store.
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The Castle Tavern also saw investment in its façade.
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Much of Woolwich town centre became a conservation area in 2019 which helped unlock funding for improvement work.
Further details on the Cezar application can be viewed here.
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Great to see some of the older buildings which form part of Woolwich heritage being refurbished. With new shop fronts awnings.
I would have like to have seen the improvement works being undertaken on Beresford Square and Powis Street being extended to cover Hare Street. Including new lighting etc.