Bridlington hospitality group to invest and refurbish seafront
A company has purchased the freehold of the Old Floral Pavilion Leisure Complex
Last updated 7th Sep 2022
A Bridlington-based hospitality group is set to refurbish a seafront building as part of a multi-million pound acquisition and investment.
Harrison Leisure Ltd. has purchased the freehold of the Old Floral Pavilion Leisure Complex and they say it has secured the future of the Grade-2 listed building.
Michael Harrison, founder and owner, said: "This is a significant investment for us after 36 years as a long-established tenant of the The Old Floral Pavilion, first with East Yorkshire Council and then East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
"We have spent many hundreds of thousands of pounds over the years and now that the council has sold us the freehold we are in a position to put in the investment to secure the building's future.
"As part of a multi-million purchase and refurbishment programme we have already spent £250,000 on the installation of a new imitation Edwardian wire polycarbonate and aluminium roof to replace the aged Edwardian cast iron and wire glass roof."
The company says refurbishment plans, brought to the drawing board by Townscape Architects and currently with the planning department of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, will give a complete makeover to the front facade, which 'is very tired, cluttered'.
The plans also include a full renovation and refurbishment of the rear, western elevation facing the town with new backlit signs fabricated to match the new ironwork, and glazed canopies with aluminum colonnades.
The Old Burger King unit at the north end of the Pavilion will also be restored to its original state and become a single restaurant.
Michael added: "There are other parts of the building that we'd like to renovate as we go forward.
"The Old Floral Pavilion is an amazing site for us to have secured on prime seafront and is the lynchpin of our future plans as we look to continue to invest in the whole of the seafront area."