£4.5m workshop conversion to open in Stourport

By Katie Barker

A four-year redevelopment scheme on Stourport Canal will be finished next month.

The conversion of a Victorian workshop into a restaurant, offices and a heritage information centre marks the last stage in the £4.5m project. It is due to open on 1 April.

Interviews have been carried out this week to find a tenant for the restaurant, and the new owners will be announced next week.

The restoration of the Stourport canal basin won an outstanding achievement award in the 2008 Waterways Renaissance Awards.

It also won a historic environment award for its improvements to the 18th and 19th century buildings, locks and basins surrounding the canal.