Edgar Street Grid
{{Short description| A development in Hereford, England}}
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The Edgar Street Grid is a redevelopment project in the north of Hereford, England. Its estimated to cost almost £1 billion and intended to restore the city as a key shopping and business destination in the region. Construction was expected to start in 2010.
Zones
The project creates three distinct but interlinked zones {{Cite web |date=2009-02-18 |title=Hereford map is a step in the right direction |url=https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/4134930.talking-map-of-herefords-edgar-street-grid-developed-by-students-at-the-royal-national-college-for-the-blind/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=Hereford Times |language=en}}- the Retail/Leisure Quarter, on the council-owned {{convert|12.5|acre|m2|sing=on}} old livestock market;{{Cite web |url=http://www.herefordfutures.co.uk/hereford-futures-projects/retail-and-leisure.aspx |title=Hereford Cattle Market Redevelopments |access-date=2011-12-15 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804070339/http://www.herefordfutures.co.uk/hereford-futures-projects/retail-and-leisure.aspx |archive-date=2012-08-04 |url-status=dead }} the Civic Quarter, to contain a mix of public buildings, private offices, shops and restaurants; and the new Blackfriars Urban Village, where around 800 new homes will be built.{{Cite web |url=http://www.herefordfutures.co.uk/hereford-futures-projects/urban-village.aspx |title=Hereford's urban village |access-date=2011-12-15 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904101433/http://www.herefordfutures.co.uk/hereford-futures-projects/urban-village.aspx |archive-date=2012-09-04 |url-status=dead }} A centrepiece to the regeneration will be a new canal basin at the end of the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal, which is currently undergoing restoration.
Cancellation
The project was officially scrapped in July 2010, despite over £10 million having been already spent. {{Cite web |date=2010-07-21 |title=Edgar Street Grid project scrapped |url=https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/8284285.edgar-street-grid-project-scrapped/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Hereford Times |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20120804143305/http://www.herefordfutures.co.uk/ Hereford Future's website (formerly Edgar Street Grid)]
- [http://www.stanhopeplc.com/ Developer's website]