Shops on Great Yarmouth site destroyed by fire to re-open before end of the month
Scaffolding has been coming down from the new development on Regent Road in Great Yarmouth, where the former indoor market and bowling alley burned down almost three years ago. Picture: Daniel Hickey. - Credit: Archant
Shops on a Great Yarmouth site destroyed by fire almost three years ago are scheduled to re-open before the end of the month despite delays.
The former indoor market and bowling alley on Regent Road was gutted in a huge blaze almost three years ago at the height of the summer season.
Its owner had originally hoped the shops would open at Easter but that date was pushed back.
And this week scaffolding at the development has been coming down, revealing the new red brick facade.
Phil Thompson, owner of the site, has said that five of the shops should be open before the end of the month but that seven of the premises are still not let.
The mixed-use development includes eight apartments, fifteen houses and twelve shops.
You may also want to watch:
Four of the shops will sell woodcrafts, confectionery, ice-cream and T-shirts while the fifth is a tattooist.
These are traders who had businesses on the site before the blaze.
Most Read
- 1 Emergency services dealing with incident at inflatable on beach
- 2 Our verdict on the new Giant Wheel on Great Yarmouth seafront
- 3 Plea to find family of 38-year-old Great Yarmouth man
- 4 The Last Post - knitted tribute to Prince Philip pops up in village
- 5 Lockdown easing brings joy, smiles and hope on Great Yarmouth's Regent Road
- 6 Landmark seaside hotel serves 100 by midday as lockdown eases
- 7 Eight pints pulled in first three minutes as pub's 'happy hour' returns
- 8 Cosmetic clinic's waiting list grows as clients want pre-lockdown looks
- 9 Public toilets in Hemsby reopen after £23,000 revamp
- 10 Two men jailed for stealing 'laughing gas' from hospital