Exeter’s Quay has received another nightlife injection as St Austell Brewery have pledged to invest £1.5 million into gentrifying derelict warehousing into a new pub, restaurant and microbrewery.
The building, which currently lies on Commercial Road, has formerly been home to a night club and lap dancing bar, but has been left derelict for the past two years. The top floor of the warehouse, which dates back to the 19th Century, will be converted into five flats in what is a very fashionable and desireable location.
Adam Luck, the Estate Director for St Austell Brewery, who currently run over 170 pubs in the South West as well as producing such popular ales as, ‘Dartmoor Beast’ and ‘Proper Job’, commented, “This is a historic, waterside building that has been empty for two years and is now completely derelict. We are looking forward to transforming it into a brand new pub and restaurant, bringing a new and exciting venue to the area for people visiting Exeter’s popular Quay to enjoy.”
However, not everyone is as optimistic. Exeter resident James Potter warns that it “sounds a good idea to have another pub on the Quay and nice for the tourists in the summer, but like all those pubs on the Quay, they struggle for trade in the winter and it’s absolutely dead down there.”
The renovation is due to begin in early 2014 and is hoped to be completed in time for Summer.
James Smurthwaite, News Team
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