Morgan Sindall has started work on a £3.1 million police station improvement project in Norfolk.

The three-phase scheme is being carried out at the Grade II-listed King's Lynn Police Station.

The first phase of works involves demolishing the rear part of the building to facilitate the installation of a two-storey temporary accommodation unit for 150 staff based at the station. Works will then begin on an atrium at the rear of the police station to form a new staff entrance.

Other features include a new staircase, storage facilities, a new lift shaft, internal refurbishment works and workshops where police vehicles will be maintained and stored, as well as several new bicycle shelters.


Morgan Sindall will also install new windows in keeping with the original design and main façade of the building, as well as restoring the original clock tower which is currently not in use.

Deputy Chief Constable, Nick Dean, said: "King's Lynn Police Station was built in 1954 and has been in need of modernisation for some time. The ongoing costs to maintain and upgrade this type of building are extensive so this investment, in bringing the police station into the 21st century, is long overdue.

"This ensures one of our major police stations in the country is brought right up to date enabling us to provide an enhanced service to our community whilst at the same time, delivering greater cost efficiencies."

Gavin Napper, area director at Morgan Sindall, added: "Morgan Sindall is well versed in the refurbishment of listed buildings and we're really looking forward to giving King's Lynn police station a new lease of life on the inside whilst maintaining its historic exterior."

(LM)