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The Corn Mill flats FORMERLY WHERRY'S WAREHOUSE
Major changes were made to the appearance of South Street in 2007 with the development of Wherry's grain warehouse, a Grade II listed building within the town's Conservation Area. After standing empty and deteriorating for several years, the building was sold to developers for a reputed £½ million for conversion into the Corn Mill flats for elderly people with an additional block to be built on the spare land on the north side. The estate agents retained to market the properties described it as a prestige development of 24 apartments in a unique and sensitive location opposite the War Memorial Gardens and the Bourne Eau and close to the Abbey Church. The warehouse itself has been divided into six self-contained apartments, two on each of three floors and served by stairs and lift to the first and second floors, the main entry door from South Street by secure digital bell-push to each unit while the ground floor apartments have their own entry doors from South Street. There is provision for some car parking within the site once Phase 2 has been completed and mobility scooter space has also been provided. Tenure is leasehold for 125 years from 2008 and no ground rent is payable. The first apartments were opened in March 2008 with an asking price of £165,000 each. A further 18 apartments are to be built in a brand new additional building adjoining. By this time this was some disquiet in the town over the design and in June 2008, one town councillor, Guy Cudmore, wrote to The Local newspaper saying: "The monstrosity in South Street opposite the Darby and Joan hall should not have been allowed."
See also
The warehouse in past times The corn trade warehouses
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