Demolition of Bradwell’s Court complete
18 August 2006
The first major phase of the transformation of the new Christ’s Lane shopping destination is now at an end as the demolition of the old Bradwell’s Court building is completed.
Demolition has been carried out within four months and the next phase will see the construction of the pilings for the foundations. A proportion of the demolished material will be recycled, being crushed and used for fill and piling mats in the new development.
Graham Thompson, Development Manager at Land Securities, the company behind the development of Christ’s Lane, said, ‘The demolition phase went smoothly and we’re pleased to be on schedule as we start the foundation work. The Christ’s Lane site sits in a sensitive area of the City, adjacent to the historic colleges of Christ’s and Emmanuel and SDC Construction have worked hard to limit as much as possible the disruption caused to our neighbours.
‘SDC has also had to be mindful of the archaeological investigations that were taking place concurrently, and worked closely with Cambridge University Archaeological Unit to ensure continued access and to avoid delay to both theirs and the archaeologists’ programmes.’
The archaeological work is also complete and details of the findings will be published shortly. Pilings for the foundations are expected to take six weeks to complete and during the autumn, concrete slabs will be laid and the steel framework will start to go up.Ends
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Further information:
Jo Bird - Land Securities Group PLC
020 7747 2390 jo.bird@landsecurities.com
Media information:
Jane Heeney or Jenny Kartupelis - Elements PR
01223 421605 info@elementspr.co.uk
Notes to editors
Christ's Lane
The Christ's Lane development is a distinctive retail-led, mixed-use scheme, which will respond to its setting in a conservation area, between the prestigious Christ’s and Emmanuel Colleges. The re-established historic street of Christ's Lane will become one of the busiest thoroughfares in the city providing a key link to the City Centre from The Grafton and the bus station.
The new Christ's Lane will comprise 8 shops, a restaurant looking over Christ’s Pieces and 15 apartments as well as featuring a new civic square and amazing public art. Pre-lettings have been agreed with fashion retailers Zara, H&M, Bank, and the restaurant group Giraffe.
For more information visit www.christslane.co.uk
Land Securities Group PLC
Land Securities is a FTSE 100 company, quoted on the London Stock Exchange. It has been at the forefront of the UK’s commercial property industry for over 60 years.
Today, the Group maintains its market leading position as the UK’s largest quoted property company by providing commercial accommodation and property services to a wide range of occupiers. The Group’s objective is to create attractive and sustainable returns for its shareholders through its activities, which include property investment, development and property outsourcing.
Land Securities holds a market leading position in three areas of the UK commercial property market:
- Retail,
- London offices and
- Property outsourcing
Its £12.9 billion combined investment portfolio totals six and a half million sq feet, including office and retail space in Central London, 30 shopping centres, 30 retail parks and 10 supermarket properties located across the UK.
It has a substantial development programme including major retail-led urban regeneration schemes and Central London mixed-use developments. The Group is also master planning one of Europe’s largest regeneration schemes in Kent Thameside.
The Group leads the market in property outsourcing where, through Land Securities Trillium, it provides accommodation and property-related services to the Department for Work and Pensions, the BBC, Norwich Union, Barclays Bank, DVLA and through Telereal to BT.
The Group is committed to environmental initiatives and community involvement recognised by the Group’s inclusion in the BiTC Corporate Responsibility Index, FTSE4Good Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
For more information on Land Securities visit www.landsecurities.com