Winter Gardens, Great Yarmouth (March 2011)

Great Yarmouth Winter Gardens is a grade II* listed building in Great Yarmouth, England.[1]

It was built of glass and iron in Torquay over 3 years starting 1878.[2] It was moved to Great Yarmouth in 1904[3] by barge and rebuilt. It reopened in 1906.

In 2018, it was named among the top ten endangered buildings of the Victorian and Edwardian eras in a survey released by the Victorian Society.[4]

In July 2021 it received a £10 million National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to support its repair and reopening.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Winter Gardens, Great Yarmouth (1271608)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Great Yarmouth Winter Gardens given £10m lottery funding". BBC News. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021. 
  3. ↑ Victorian Society reveals top 10 buildings 'crying out' to be saved. BBC News, 12 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Great Yarmouth Winter Gardens among UK's most at-risk buildings. Mark Brown, The Guardian, 12 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

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