Drawings show how Spalding’s £280,000 town centre revamp will look when work is completed

Work on a £280,000 town centre revamp is underway.

Planters and benches are currently being placed in Spalding’s Hall Place, replacing the former seating area nicknamed the ‘Circle of Doom’ locally.

Further planters have been sited along nearby Red Lion Street and part of the riverside near High Bridge is currently fenced off.

The fourth area enjoying the facelift will be New Road.

Shoppers in the town centre have been eyeing the work and wondering how the project will look when completed.

Fortunately, these drawings can reveal all.

Planters are already in position in Hall Place, while the benches and a timber bin for recycling and general waste have also been installed this week.

The Hiring, the statue which celebrates the town’s 19th century fairs will remain in situ, as will the nearby tree and phone box.

At the heart of the riverside work will sit a large elliptical Swithland planter behind a curved seating area.

Yorkstone paving blocks will be in place either side and behind the planter to form a walkway while in front will be timber bollard lighting.

Four Kensjngton timber planters have been placed alomng Red Lion Street although benches, shown in original plans prior to a public consultation, will not form part of the new look.

The area at New Road will see the existing octagonal planter stripped back and repainted and a timber bin for recycling and general waste added.

The circular planter, hanging basket tree and bin have been removed while the bollards and cycle racks will be retained.

Cattle statues, part of a proposed heritage trail, are planned to also sit on this site.

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