Winter Gardens, Great Yarmouth

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

Winter Gardens, Great Yarmouth (March 2011)

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. "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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