Urgent work has started to “remove and preserve” an ornate facade “at risk of collapsing” in Sheffield city centre.
An assessment of the surviving frontage of the former Wiley & Co building, on Haymarket, showed it posed a danger to the public without intervention, according to Sheffield City Council.
The Tudor-inspired facade, which includes a bell tower, is all that remains of a former wine merchant’s shop, after the structure behind it was removed several years ago.
The council’s deputy leader, Ben Miskell, said it had “no option but to act”.
