AWARD-WINNING REGENERATION SCHEME
Hayle, and Harvey’s Foundry specifically, was the base of the main mining engine foundry in the world in the early 19th Century.
But when the area suffered industrial decline, the Foundry was left redundant.
A spokesperson added: “There was not anywhere else in the area with the same provision for businesses, not really anything else similar in the area.
“This will help bring in more business in the area, and as a result the whole area will look better.”
The project involved the conservation and adaptation of two derelict Grade 2 buildings and a new sympathetically-designed extension to create 18 new office units.
Before the completion of the construction, seven of the offices in the building had already been booked up, indicating the need for the new space for local business-owners.
The wider regeneration scheme, which has created a multitude of jobs in the area, has won a number of awards, most recently a Planning Award for best use of heritage, Arts, Culture or Sport in peacemaking in 2016.
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