HOPE IN WORCESTER
Again we are lucky enough to be in Worcester with good friends.
I came across this deserted
warehouse, a confection of red and blue brickwork and broken windows. The building rubs
shoulders with ASDA and Poundland in the St Martin's Quarter .
After I had made this drawing, I got into a conversation with a photographer
who was taking photos of the same building, with its bright white PVC banner
proclaiming HOPE.
It appears the building now houses a Church who meet in the
building.
Planning permission was granted in June for HOPE Church to
convert the former Granary in St Martin’s Quarter into a church, community
centre and cafe.
Built in 1870 the derelict building, which has lay empty for
years, is set to be given a new lease of life in order to provide a space that
‘serves the city’.
Richard Thomas from the HOPE Church, told the Worcester
Observer:
“We want to think
about what it can do for the city and we have started to explore that concept,
for example, the space can be used by businesses, the art community, social
services or the NHS, it is not just a church.
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