Published:
6:00 AM May 11, 2021
The scaffolding which has been on Westlegate Tower for more than two years. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY
- Credit: DENISE BRADLEY/Archant2021
Two years after a piece of cladding fell from a city centre apartment block some nearby businesses are still nervous about the public s safety.
Rachel Waring, one of the owners of Warings Lifestore in Westlegate, was forced to temporarily close her business after a piece of cladding fell from nearby Westlegate Tower.
The hospitality boss – who has been busy serving customers sitting outside under Covid restrictions – said: It still makes me very nervous. It s not remotely about how it looks, it s about whether or not the people of Norwich are safe.
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Published:
10:16 AM April 9, 2021
Scaffolding is still up on Westlegate Tower - more than two years after a piece of cladding blew off the building. Picture: Archant
- Credit: Archant
Works to permanently repair wind damage to a prominent city centre building will be carried out over the forthcoming months - more than two years after it was caused.
The incident, in March two years ago, saw the pedestrianised Westlegate closed for seven days while the temporary scaffolding was put up to secure the building.
However, two years on and the eyesore structures still cling to the side of the tower, which houses one of the city centre s most expensive homes - a £1.2m penthouse.