News: Work starts on Minster yard in Rotherham town centre
Work on the final phase of the £700,000 improvement scheme for Rotherham's Minster Yard has begun in the town centre.
The project will see extensive landscaping improvements resulting in a beautiful open green space around the imposing All Saints Minster Church.
The works will incorporate high-quality seating, planting, improved amenity lighting and Yorkstone paving.
The entrance steps to the Minster Yard will be extended and the stone boundary wall on Church Street will be curved round to create a more inviting entrance.
The work on the Minster Yard will take place as part of the £3.5 million Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) that is resulting in improvements to the High Street and surrounding area.
The initiative is supported by funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Rotherham Borough Council and Yorkshire Forward.
Cllr Gerald Smith, Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Planning and Regeneration, welcomed the work. He said: "This is a vital part of the Rotherham Renaissance programme because I am sure the improvements will increase the number of people using the Minster Yard.
"The Minster is at the heart of Rotherham and in future visitors and those people who work and live in the town centre will find this a really pleasant spot to relax in. It will also form an attractive link from All Saints' Square to the Imperial Buildings opposite where several new shops and businesses have recently opened."
The Vicar of Rotherham, the Rev. Canon David Bliss, added: "I am really looking forward to seeing the end result because I think it will really enhance the church. I hope the people of Rotherham will be pleased too and that they bear with us while the works take place."
Rotherham Town Centre website
The project will see extensive landscaping improvements resulting in a beautiful open green space around the imposing All Saints Minster Church.
The works will incorporate high-quality seating, planting, improved amenity lighting and Yorkstone paving.
The entrance steps to the Minster Yard will be extended and the stone boundary wall on Church Street will be curved round to create a more inviting entrance.
The work on the Minster Yard will take place as part of the £3.5 million Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) that is resulting in improvements to the High Street and surrounding area.
The initiative is supported by funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Rotherham Borough Council and Yorkshire Forward.
Cllr Gerald Smith, Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Planning and Regeneration, welcomed the work. He said: "This is a vital part of the Rotherham Renaissance programme because I am sure the improvements will increase the number of people using the Minster Yard.
"The Minster is at the heart of Rotherham and in future visitors and those people who work and live in the town centre will find this a really pleasant spot to relax in. It will also form an attractive link from All Saints' Square to the Imperial Buildings opposite where several new shops and businesses have recently opened."
The Vicar of Rotherham, the Rev. Canon David Bliss, added: "I am really looking forward to seeing the end result because I think it will really enhance the church. I hope the people of Rotherham will be pleased too and that they bear with us while the works take place."
Rotherham Town Centre website
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