“I’m a little battered and bruised,” laughs the man who plans to build a landmark 12-storey building on Bristol’s Harbourside. The announcement this morning has certainly created a talking point across the city.
The proposed permanent new home for the food and retail businesses currently operating from shipping containers at Cargo, Wapping Wharf, is not lacking in ambition. And early reaction to the consultation has already been mixed, with a few Cargo fans worried the unique space will lose that all important vibe.
“It was always going to be a bit contentious,” says Stuart Hatton, managing director of Umberslade, owners and developers of Wapping Wharf. “We put our body armour on this morning and we were prepared.”
