£1.6 million has been secured to carry out renovations on the Fruit Market, which will include empty warehouses being transformed into new galleries, offices and cafes.
£800,000 of the fund will be going towards renovating the empty warehouse space.
City councillor Steven Bayes has said: “we’re delighted to have secured funding from the Coastal Communities Fund and the council has committed to co-invest in developing creative industries by match funding the bid.
“This is a sign of the growing recognition of the Fruit Market as an area of arts, culture, business and innovation within the wider region.”
These developments will retain industrial heritage architecture of the Fruit Market as a reminder of the area’s history.