St George's Guildhall King's Lynn (Grade I & II) has received planning and listed building consent with unanimous committee decision. Located on the banks of the River Great Ouse in King’s Lynn, the St. George’s Guildhall site is a unique heritage asset with enormous potential to become a major visitor attraction, a landmark performance venue and a vibrant hub for culture, creativity, and local enterprise. As the largest surviving medieval Guildhall in the UK, the refurbishment project will restore the historic and theatrical potency of this unique space.
The Guildhall is to be a thriving heritage attraction by day, supported by a new foyer with café bar, a riverside restaurant, enhanced back-of-house accommodation and a landscaped courtyard. By night, the venue will be an intimate and distinctive performance space hosting audiences of up to 300 people. Existing gallery space will be enhanced through fabric and servicing upgrades to increase its potential as a nationally recognised gallery. Across the remainder of the site, the project looks to return a series of warehouses into use, delivering a range of lettable spaces to help establish a flourishing community of local creatives. Air-source-heat pumps will replace gas boilers to provide low-carbon heating to virtually the entire site.
Haworth Tompkins is leading the design team with conservation support from Richard Griffiths Architects along with a team of specialists including Theatre & Acoustic Consultants - Charcoalblue, Structural Engineers – Momentum, Building Services Engineers - Max Fordham, Landscape Architect – JCLA, Access Consultants – HADA, Fire Engineer - The Fire Surgery, Catering Consultant – Mackintosh Solutions, Cost Consultant – Andrew Morton Associates, Project Manager – Pulse, Planning Consultant – Lichfields and Archaeologist – FAS Heritage. Construction work is planned to commence summer 2025.
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