What the buyer wrote
situated on the northern edge of Shrewsbury, the internationally-important Flaxmill Maltings site reflects a time when Shropshire led the way in engineering innovation. The site comprises eight listed buildings, including the Main Mill, which was built in 1797 and, as the world's first iron-framed building, is the forerunner to all modern skyscrapers. After 100 years as a flax mill, the buildings were converted to use as a maltings in 1897. The site ceased trading in 1987 and became derelict. English Heritage (now Historic England) bought the site in 2005 and carried out emergency repairs to halt the site's further decline, ensuring all buildings are secure and weather-tight. …
Details
- What the buyer calls it
- Shrewsbury Flax Mill Maltings Stage 3 Enabling Works
- How they are buying
- Advertised, shortlist firstSuppliers applied to be considered, and the buyer picked who went on to bid.
- Type
- works
- Suitable for small firms
- The buyer says yes. What that is worth
- Work starts
- 3 May 2020
- Work ends
- 18 Dec 2020
- Kind of work
- New build construction
Who the buyer named
Gareth Watkins was the named contact on this notice.