£100,000 revamp work on Dudley's Plaza Mall
A landmark Dudley town centre building where Woolworths was originally located is undergoing £100,000 of restoration works.
The improvements are being funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) and by Dudley Council through the Dudley Townscape Heritage Programme which provides grant assistance to historic buildings centred around the marketplace and neighbouring streets.
Work will see original tiles being revealed, repaired and restored, windows reinstated to their historic form and the shop front being enhanced, restoring the front of the building back to how it appeared in the early part of the 20th century.
The work will build on the town centre improvements and the restoration of the Grade II* listed drinking fountain and transform the building, adding to the marketplace appeal as well as securing its future.
Councillor Ian Kettle, cabinet member for regeneration and enterprise, said: "The Plaza Mall building was built in the 1930s, designed by Woolworth’s Chief Architect, Bruce Donaldson, in its in-house style. Many of our residents will have fond memories of the original Woolworth’s store that it once housed.
"We are undertaking these important works to restore and enhance this building, which is Art Deco inspired and makes a significant architectural and historic contribution to the High Street."
