Great Yarmouth Borough Council plans to breathe new life into the town’s Winter Gardens, which has stood forlornly on the front for many years, waiting for the necessary cash injection. Around 170ft long and 83ft high, the greenhouses were bought it from its rival resort of Torquay in 1905 for the princely sum of £1,300. It cost £1,115 and ten shillings to transport the Winter Gardens 350 miles by boat and then reassemble it in Yarmouth. A business plan is now looking for external grant funders, including the Heritage Lottery Fund. The total amount of cash required is thought to be £4million - £3 million for structural repairs and £1million for fit-out.
We were hopeful of a good sunrise but a bank of cloud proved a bit too heavy to give good colours. However this started to clear soon afterwards giving beautiful morning light. Our hotel room is marked on the last image.
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