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Shelley Park
When
one considers the current regeneration of Boscombe,
the timing of the Shelley Park redevelopment
couldn’t
be better!
Local development company, Charles Higgins Primary
Care Ltd, and the local community, are responsible for
the new-look Shelley Park, and it has prioritised the
provision of top-class living environments, alongside
the community’s requirements including the re-location
of the Adeline Road Medical Centre with its eight GPs
and the sympathetic treatment of the theatre; the original
home of Percy Florence Shelley, son of Mary Shelley,
the prominent literary figure – most remembered
for her masterpiece ‘Frankenstein’.
Today Shelley Park is undergoing a major development
and renovation. The £12-15 million works, which
are scheduled to last 16 months, are well underway.
The new-look site will be home to 14 well-appointed
flats ranging in size between 900-1800sq.ft. and three
penthouses with balconies. Other facilities for the
new or second homeowners include electric gates to the
secure car parking, direct access on to the 7.5 acre
Shelley Park leading to the picturesque Boscombe cliff
top and the proximity of three public tennis courts
immediately in front of the landmark building. These
apartments and penthouses have been billed as ‘spacious
and impressive accommodation’ for the young professional,
second homeowner or those wishing to downsize without
compromising on space. The living proposition has proved
to be very popular with a considerable number of enquiries
already received by Charles Higgins! Further to this
there is to be a charming restaurant integrated within
the theatre. Plans are in place for this to have an
Italian theme, (as the house was Shelley’s Italian
home on the south coast), to welcome residents, locals
and also to accommodate the patrons of the theatre for
pre-show, interval and after-show refreshments. The
theatre is a story in its own right!
Built in 1868, attached to the Manor House, the Theatre
was built by Percy Shelley. Here many private and public
productions were held before it was sold in 1890. With
its future now secure, the Shelley Theatre will accommodate
220 seats in all. The venue is being described as a ‘Boutique
Theatre’ and it is hoped that it will open in
2008 with the Dorset Corset Theatre Company’s
production of Frankenstein! How appropriate!
Philip Proctor architect and construction director
for Charles Higgins said: “We have worked so hard
to make the living space appealing using a real eye
for quality that delivers at all levels of living requirements
yet retaining the charm of the site, along with contributing
some real lifestyle assets
to the area.”
The Shelley Park site is currently undergoing landscaping
up to the tennis courts and the building itself so that
the gardens start to establish themselves well in time
for the official opening of the new Boscombe landmark
in 2008.
For more information on the flats and penthouses
contact Charles Higgins on 01202 744990 or visit www.shelleypark.org
www.shelleypark.org
01202 744990
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