Former Sheffield Banking Company building to be converted into a cinema

Construction and fit-out specialist Medlock FRB has been awarded the conversion of a former bank into a cinema in Sheffield.

The firm, which has also been contracted to fit-out a new Fazenda restaurant in Manchester, has begun converting the grade II listed former home of The Sheffield Banking Company for arthouse film specialist Curzon Cinemas.

The three-storey building on George Street will feature three auditoriums, a luxury 22-seat private cinema, a rooftop garden terrace for summer screenings, and a bar.

Medlock is carrying out excavations, underpinning, structural alterations, repairs and restoration work to listed building features, followed by an internal fit-out. The project is due for completion in December.

Steve Taylor, head of business development at Medlock said: “We are proud to have been chosen to deliver this landmark leisure destination for our client Curzon Cinemas.

“It is great to see confidence returning to the construction sector, and this is being reflected in an increasing workload for Medlock.”

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