Redevelopment of a Radstock landmark is progressing well. Known locally as The Shambles, a reference to an historical slaughterhouse on the site, the collection of shops and offices on Wells Hill had been falling into disrepair for over a decade.

Following years of planning negotiations the new development retains the existing front street-facing facades of the building, considered to be an integral part of Radstock’s heritage and the ‘gateway’ to Westfield, whilst removing 1980s shop fronts to revert to the farm cottage fronts of the early Victorian era.

The old buildings behind the existing front facades have been demolished to create new residential dwellings and office space.

The new Shambles will provide two 2 bedroom cottages, eight flats including some with designated home/work spaces, and one commercial unit on the ground floor overlooking the roundabout at the bottom of Wells Road.

Note: "Shambles" originated as a term for an open-air slaughterhouse and meat market, or a site where butchers prepared animals for consumption. This site was historically a farm and later a butcher’s shop, hence The Shambles name.