The first tenants of the new homes at a historic former youth club in Telford have moved in - just in time for Christmas.

After more than two years of work to build 13 new homes and save the historic Gower building in St Georges, the first tenants are now moving in.

The development includes 10 two-bedroom new-build homes as well as three two-bedroom homes in the converted southern wing of the Grade II-listed building.

Originally known as Granville Hospital, The Gower was built in St Georges in 1873 as a cottage hospital for factory workers at the Lilleshall Works.

It later functioned as a school, before eventually becoming the Gower Street Youth Club. After the heating system failed in 2004 and the cost of maintaining the building became too much, the club closed down.

In 2021, T

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