Historic England's plans for homes at grade I site edge closer

By Hamish Champ2019-08-28T05:00:00

Flaxmill Maltings in Shrewsbury hailed as forerunner of skyscraper

Historic England is edging closer to starting work building new homes around a 220-year-old site in Shrewsbury that has been hailed as the forerunner to the skyscraper because of its cast-iron frame.

The government’s heritage watchdog is advertising for a contractor to carry out £2m of preparatory work at the Flaxmill Maltings site in Shrewsbury.

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