Demolition work to start at former Lakenham Cricket Ground in Norwich

Demolition work will soon start on the Lakenham thatched cricket pavillion. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY

David Bale Tuesday, December 2, 2014 9:49 AM

Demolition work is set to start within days at one of Norwichs former sporting landmarks.

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Seventy-five homes will be built on the old Lakenham Sports and Social Club site, off Carshalton Road, which was once the home of Norfolk cricket.

The redevelopment will also feature allotments, a playground and a five-a-side pitch.

Workers from Mitchell Demolition and developers, Hopkins Homes, which bought the site from Serruys Property Company, moved on site yesterday, and a spokesman said demolition work would start later this month.

The Lakenham Cricket Ground Residents Association had campaigned to save the cricket pavilion and had been supported by cricket commentator Henry Blofeld, who said it would be appalling if the plans went ahead.

Julie Moore, from the residents association, said that, while they had given up trying to save the pavilion from demolition, because of its poor state of repair, they were still campaigning to save the Victorian wall on the site.

She said: Obviously, the residents want something to happen on the site, but our concern is that 75 homes is too many. We are also concerned about the traffic on the narrow Victorian roads.

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Demolition work to start at former Lakenham Cricket Ground in Norwich