Abandoned London site to be transformed with £73million revamp that includes pretty riverfront park

AN ABANDONED site in Bromley-By-Bow is undergoing an impressive revamp.

Anyone who has visited the districtin Tower Hamlets will recognise the huge gasworks site that has been empty for 15 years.

It's been revealed that the Bromley-by-Bow gasworks, which is a reminder of London‘s Victorian history, will soon be revamped.

The seven huge rusting structures will be turned into over 2,000 homes, with 70 per cent of the site being open space.

Along with the homes, plans reveal a 4.2-acre park full of wildflowers overlooking the River Lea will be incorporated into the project.

For anyone disappointed that the structures will be torn down, they won't.

In fact, the structures will be restored and built up with new homes inside of them.

Tom Foxall, regional director for Historic England in London and the south east, said: “The regeneration plans for Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks are an exemplar of how historic brownfield sites can be transformed into new developments.”

He added that the new builds would help address the housing shortage, boost local economic growth, and embrace the area's heritage.

The huge project will be costly with £73million already being invested into the renovation.

The Grade II-listed gaswork structures were built between 1870 and 1882 and officially closed in 1976.

The gasworks were still used for storage until 2010, meaning the site has been empty and disused for 15 years.

The new development means that the gasworks site will be open to the public for the first time in 150 years.

The Bromley-By-Bow project will be carried out by property developers Berkeley Group and work is set to begin in 2025.

Similar gasworks across the UK have also been revamped in recent years.

Those in King's Cross on the northern bank of Regent's Canal were turned into luxury flats in 2018.

The gasworks in Bethnal Green are also undergoing redevelopment, with construction starting in August 2022.

The Bethnal Green project includes 555 private and affordable homes, and 45,000 square feet of ground floor commercial and community space.

There will also be a 1.7-acre public park, canalside areas, and new pedestrian and cycle routes.

Plus, one of the UK’s most beautiful landmarks to get a £191million upgrade.

And another unusual tourist attraction reveals £18million upgrade plans including ‘grand’ new entrance.

London Neighbourhood Getting A New Shopping Centre

This trendy London town is getting a shopping upgrade...

Walthamstow is getting a glow-up with new shops and cafes. Plans to turn the derelict railway arches near St James Street in the London town into a trendy eating, drinking, and shopping destination have had the go ahead.

The London town that was also named the ‘coolest' neighbourhood in the UK by The Telegraph, will become even more stylish as it adds more shops to their name. The 16 railway arches in Courtenay Place next to St James Street Station will soon be turned into shops, cafes, and restaurants.

The proposals were approved last Tuesday, 4 March, with five councillors reportedly reaching a decision after 13 minutes. The project is part of the ‘Levelling Up' funding which Walthamstow Council secured in 2023.

The £17.2 million in funds were to go towards Walthamstow: Culture For All projects. The money will also go towards improving public spaces around Hoe Street, High Street, and St James Quarter.

It's not yet known when work will start, or what shops and businesses will go into the units.