Could derelict but historically important Grimsby ice factory be transformed into conference centre?

 

Hope springs eternal! Could a new chapter open for derelict heritage building?

COULD the derelict ice factory on Grimsby Docks be refurbished and converted to a conference centre?

This has emerged as a possibility for the Grade II Listed heritage building which has been in a sorry state for many decades.

However, such a project would hinge on successful construction and operation on adjacent land of a proposed  161-bedroom hotel - to be known as The Grimsby Kasbah Hotel - for which a planning application has just been submitted by London-based developers KH 1900 Ltd.

The entrepreneur driving the initiative is understood to be Tom Shutes who was formerly part of the consortium that sought to by Grimsby Town FC from John Fenty.  

The hotel scheme is  currently being considered by North East Lincolnshire Council planners.

* Below are early indications of how the developed site might look based on illustration submitted to the council by Jon Lowe Heritage.