Plans Submitted For Historic Terry’s Clock Tower Site

A revised set of plans to turn the Boiler House and Clock Tower of the former factory site of the Terry’s chocolate company have been submitted to the City of York Council.

The plans, which would require contractors and scaffolders in York to make extensive internal and external alterations, intends to create a range of properties and accommodation for tenants to move into.

The initial building was constructed in 1924, featuring a distinct Art Deco clock tower that would become a local landmark, and would indeed be the site where the company’s famous Chocolate Oranges were manufactured between 1932 and 2004.

It was made a Grade II listed building in 2005, in no small part to protect the building once then-owners Kraft Foods moved production to a number of its factories in Continental Europe.

There have been plans to repurpose the building ever since, but these plans started to solidify in 2017 when a construction firm planned to create 22 (later revised to 21) apartments in the Clock Tower and adjoining Boiler House.

However, concerns were raised with regards to bicycle storage and waste disposal, with plans to store bins and bicycles in the basement were deemed unfeasible due to lower head heights and levels.

The revised plans instead proposed an external structure that would be built to store them, which it claimed would have a neutral heritage impact on the listed building.

As well as this, some parts of the complex such as the entrance lobby were relocated to a lower area, along with revised plans for the lift structure for the Clock Tower as well.

The scheme’s spokesperson emphasised the importance of maintaining the cohesion of the original building, nothing that the Terry’s complex was a rare example of a complete set of Art Deco buildings that were constructed at the same time.

Beyond the Clock Tower and the Boiler House, the scheme was mindful that it needed to retain cohesion with the headquarters, offices, factory building, time office block and liquor factory, which together are the most complete symbol of the importance of the confectionery business in York.

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