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The latest crane on Newcastle's skyline

A further crane has been added to Newcastle’s changing skyline as Waygood Gallery & Studios continues redevelopment at its city centre site.

The crane was installed over the bank holiday weekend of Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 May in the car park next to the former Wards Print Factory on High Bridge. The crane will be used to lift materials into the site and is especially needed as the historic lanes around High Bridge are too narrow for large deliveries.

Helen Smith, Waygood Creative Director, said; “We are excited about the arrival of the crane as it really signals the start of our building project. The crane will become a feature on Newcastle’s skyline as it will be on site until the end of the year.”

Waygood’s £7.8million capital redevelopment of the six storey warehouse and two grade 2 listed shop frontages on High Bridge will create new galleries, artists’ studios and a Learning Centre, along with office and workspace to let for businesses and organisations.

An animation of Waygood’s proposed redevelopment can be seen at www.waygood.org.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .