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News Release from: Linford Group | Subject: Restoration of Quakers Friars in Bristol
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 January 2008
Restoration of historic Quakers Friars
in Bristol
Restoration contractor Linford-Bridgeman has begun work on the transformation of the historic buildings at Quakers Friars as part of the GBP500 million Cabot Circus scheme.
The site of the former Quaker Meeting House will be occupied by internationally renowned chef Raymond Blanc's 'Brasserie Blanc' restaurant when Cabot Circus opens its doors to the public in Autumn this year Spread over 14,000 sq ft, the buildings are now undergoing extensive restoration using traditional craft skills, methods and materials to breathe new life into the Grade I listed structure while retaining its historically important design
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 2 Jun 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The two former Friary wings, Bakers Hall and Cutlers Hall, are also being renovated and will be available to the public as function rooms for meetings, conferences, private dining and wedding receptions - allowing those that registered their birth at the Friary the opportunity to also celebrate their marriage there.
Customers will also be able to benefit from cuisine prepared by Raymond Blanc's team.
Steve Wehrle, Bristol Alliance Property Director, added: "A key priority in our vision for Quakers Friars has always been to give the 13th Century buildings the setting and focus that they deserve.
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The area is undergoing an incredible transformation and will be almost unrecognisable by autumn next year." Robin Dobson, Bristol Alliance Project Delivery Director added: "We are delighted that work has now commenced on the Friary and look forward to seeing the transformation take place over the next year.
Brasserie Blanc will be a fantastic addition to Cabot Circus".
Simon Linford, chief executive at Linford said: "This is a fantastic project which will see a beautiful and historically important building given a new, modern and vibrant purpose.
"By sensitively applying traditional craft skills, methods and materials to such an important building, and by understanding the requirements of the modern environment and design, we are looking forward to making Quakers Friars an outstanding example of the renewal and re-purposing of a previously neglected building".
The Quakers Friars area of the scheme has been designed by Bristol-based firm Alec French Architects and will be anchored by luxury retailer Harvey Nichols.
It features an exciting mix of high fashion retailers, restaurants and cafes and over 220 apartments which will look out over Castle Park and the Floating Harbour.
Linford-Bridgeman, which also restored St George's in Bristol, is one of the UK's leading restoration and renewal specialists, having worked on some of the UK's most historically significant buildings including Warwick Castle, the Bodleian Library in Oxford, Windsor Castle, St George's Brandon Hill, Bristol.
As part of the wider Linford Group, the company also specialises in regeneration and renewal projects featuring elements of both restoration and new-build work.
This project is part of a planned expansion into the South West, started when it acquired Bristol-based architectural metalwork specialist Dorothea Restorations.
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