Refurbishment and Extension of Former Viking Public House into Community Centre

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Sprowston Town Council awarded a contract to Draper & Nichols Ltd for the construction and refurbishment of the Former Viking Public House in Norwich, Norfolk, into a community centre and hub.

The project involved full internal refurbishment, including removal of redundant plant and equipment, creation of two self-contained function rooms and a café bar on the ground floor, and conversion of the first floor into three office units.

A single-storey steel-framed extension added 187m² of new floor space, with facing blockwork walls.

Remedial works included extensive roof and dormer window repairs and replacement of all fenestration.

External works comprised 1.2m high bow-topped steel fencing with gates, resurfacing and re-lining of the car park to provide 16 standard and two accessible spaces, installation of six wall-mounted electric car charging points, and a raised external decking area for the café bar.

New surface water drainage was managed via soakaways under the car park.

The contract value was £1,709,699.42.