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Historic buildings gain new use as St Martin's Quarter fills out
Plans are underway to revitalise the old Infirmary building and retail units in Silver Street and creatively re-use them as city centre offices. Part of the Carillion Richardson St Martin’s Quarter development is the restoration and regeneration of historic buildings (including some that have not been used for forty years); the aim of revitalising historic buildings is to encourage economic growth in this part of the city centre. The process will create construction jobs and subsequent employment opportunities in prestige offices. The plans which are under consideration by Worcester Council will see buildings, which are currently in a dilapidated state, restored and given a new 21st Century use. The buildings have been carefully recorded by specialist architects in close liaison with Council archaeologists and the City Museum. The research gives a fascinating insight into the social history of the City and demonstrates how the use of buildings always has to be flexible and will change over time. The buildings which are to now to be developed as offices have been used over the years since the 18th Century as: an Infirmary; a boarding school; a Working Men’s Institute, a tin plate factory and most recently as a retail wine warehouse. It is anticipated that the work on this aspect of St Martins Quarter will be completed by August 2012.
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