Youngster gets work underway at Westferry Printworks
Westferry Printworks owner Northern & Shell and development manager Mace today commenced demolition of Westferry Printworks in London’s Docklands, paving the way for a vibrant new waterfront neighbourhood just minutes from Canary Wharf. Richard Desmond, founder and owner of Northern & Shell, together with his wife Joy and son Valentine, were on site for the proceedings and took the opportunity to pose with an excavator from Erith Contractors (and a rather smaller one).
The Westferry Printworks development received planning consent in August 2016. The 15 acre site will provide over 700 new private and affordable homes which will be available to buy or rent. The development is being designed with lifestyle at its heart, and will become a place where people will want to live, work and spend quality time.
Residents and locals alike will benefit from beautiful open spaces and waterside walks, two new parks and a new south facing dockside waterfront promenade. They will be able to enjoy an exciting mix of independent, restaurants, bars and shops, great sporting facilities, a new community centre and crèche, healthcare amenities, a cultural ‘hub’ and a new 1,200 space secondary school.
