Description.
The property comprises an island site
occupying circa 0.7 acres and was
redeveloped to its current configuration in
1992. The scheme provides circa 34,546 sq ft
of retail and restaurant accommodation, across
thirteen units.
The units are primarily arranged over ground
and first floors, with three demises accessed
from the first floor. Several units benefit from
second floors, which are used for ancillary
and stock purposes. There is a communal
passenger lift which links the service corridor
with the first floor.
The asset is of steel frame construction with a
mixture of brick elevations and traditional tiled
hung frontages and is housed under a number
of pitched roofs. The property benefits from an
internal service corridor that serves the ground
floor units.
The ground floor units are let to De Montfort
Fine Art, Las Iguanas, Cote, O2, Wagamama,
Lazix, Toni & Guy, Pho, Happy & Glorious and
Matches Sports Bar.
The first floor is known as Longmarket Court
and is arranged around a large open area
which provides outside seating for the centre.
This area is used extensively by Las Iguanas,
Lazix, Matches Sports Bar and Citi Terrace. The
f rst floor is accessed by two wide stairways,
located centrally within the Longmarket and
Butchery Lane elevations.
The basement has been leased to Canterbury
City Council on a long lease expiring
17/10/2142 at a peppercorn rent and operates
as Canterbury Roman Museum. The site is
known as a ‘Scheduled Ancient Monument’,
is Grade 1 Listed and is now known to be one
of the only remaining in situ Roman pavement
mosaics in the UK.