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Midlands site tours take in both heritage and high-rise

Greyfriars
The new South Central tower will feature a rooftop sky garden

On 2 March Heritage Lincolnshire is offering members a site visit to England’s oldest surviving friary building – Greyfriars, Lincoln – dating from the early 13th century.

The team will talk about the ‘Re-Imagining Greyfriars: 800 years of stories in the making’ project, which aims to repair the Grade I-listed building and bring it back into use as a multi-use heritage destination (see p48).

On 9 March, join Quantem and Wates Construction for a tour of the new 30-storey South Central residential scheme in Essex Street, Birmingham, designed to echo the city’s terracotta heritage. The 98m tower will deliver 166 apartments, a ground floor commercial unit and a rooftop sky garden.

During this visit you will have the opportunity to look at the site and hear from the project team about the work underway and the challenges faced during this complex build.

To book a place search CIOB Events for CIOB site visit: Re-Imagining Greyfriars, Lincoln CIOB or Essex Street, Birmingham.

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