Farm buildings near Bridgnorth being converted for new businesses
Work has begun to convert a number of dilapidated farm buildings near Bridgnorth into new businesses ventures.
Staff and contractors have been employed to carry out the work on the development at Grindle House Farm on the Apley Estate.
The Grindle House Farm became redundant, in agricultural terms, following the death of the tenant in 2010.
The farm land was amalgamated with other land farmed by Apley Estate's own farm.
The farm buildings include a range of dilapidated 19th century farm buildings and some more modern steel and timber buildings.
Estate manager Graeme Manton said: "At Apley we passionately believe in the benefits of a strong and sustainable rural economy and in helping to create local employment opportunities, while at the same time maintaining the land and the environment for long term.
"The development at Grindle House Farm is enabling us deliver these aims as well as allowing us to sympathetically restore and safeguard these 19th century farm buildings, providing employment for 25 local people.
"The two owners of a business, which is developing the site, live approximately half a mile away on the edge of Beckbury, and many of the employees live nearby."
The first stage of the work, which will see sections of the building converted in to offices, will be in use in the next couple of weeks.
