Inside proposed £10m Cultural Hub as exciting plans submitted

Contemporary exhibition space, a new gallery and a cafe are among the detailed plans for a £10m Cultural Hub created in Blackpool.

A planning application has now been submitted for the ambitious scheme to link Central Library and The Grundy Art Gallery, and build a two-storey extension on the adjoining car park on Queen Street. Award-winning Ellis Williams Architects has drawn up designs after proposals were first revealed in January this year to transform the existing library and gallery into a new Cultural Hub. A design statement accompanying the application says the buildings are “two of Blackpool’s most iconic and significant cultural assets”.

It adds: “The development of these spaces, and the new programming that this will enable, will be central to the creative transformation of Queen Street and the north of Blackpool’s town centre.”The investment would aim to enhance the heritage service by providing “much needed new galleries, facilities and services”.

The document adds: “But these stunning spaces will be re-purposed and re-imagined to create new activity and engagement areas which will provide a stage for imaginative new programming that draws on the skills and specialisms of all three services.”A feasibility study for the investment has been carried out using money from the council’s £5.9m grant from the Shared Prosperity Fund, but funding for the capital project still needs to be secured.

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