The Edgar Street Grid is a redevelopment project in the north of
Hereford
Hereford ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England. It is on the banks of the River Wye and lies east of the border with Wales, north-west of Gloucester and south-west of Worcester. With ...
, 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 - the Retail/Leisure Quarter, on the council-owned old livestock market; 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. A centrepiece to the regeneration will be a new
canal basin
A canal basin is (particularly in the United Kingdom) an expanse of waterway alongside or at the end of a canal, and wider than the canal, constructed to allow boats to moor or unload cargo without impeding the progress of other traffic, and to al ...
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.
References
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External links
Hereford Future's website (formerly Edgar Street Grid)Developer's website
Hereford