Demolition of Norwich's Anglia Square nears completion

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 07:02 · Archive

Contractors are demolishing Sovereign House, the final prominent building at Norwich's Anglia Square, as part of a £350m redevelopment that will create 1,100 new homes.

Contractors are making quick progress demolishing Sovereign House at Norwich's Anglia Square, using a giant demolition machine nicknamed 'Big Kee' to take down large sections of the seven-storey building from its centre outward. The work on Sovereign House began earlier this month and represents the final phase of clearing the site.

The redevelopment will see the 1960s shopping centre, multi-storey car park and former Hollywood Cinema replaced with 1,100 new homes as part of a £350m transformation. The overall scheme to knock down the shopping centre began in November last year. The project is one of the most significant to take place in Norwich in decades, having taken 20 years to come to fruition since plans first emerged.

Approximately 10 months into demolition, centuries-old human remains were discovered at the site near where the Church of St Botolph, demolished in 1548, once stood.

How it is being reported

• Images reveal progress made to knock down the last of Anglia SquareDemolition of Sovereign House at Norwich's Anglia Square continues, as the £350m redevelopment makes way for 1,100 new homes.Norwich Evening News · 22 Oct, 06:00
• Images reveal progress made to knock down the last of Anglia SquareDemolition of Sovereign House at Norwich's Anglia Square continues, as the £350m redevelopment makes way for 1,100 new homes.Eastern Daily Press · 22 Oct, 06:00

In this story: Norwich · Sovereign House · Anglia Square · Church of St Botolph

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