The transformation of a rotten bandstand in the centre of a park is in its final stages.
A four-month-long project upgrading the neglected structure in Chapelfield Gardens is almost finished, a Norwich City Council spokeswoman has revealed.
Specialist roof work on the 126-year-old bandstand is complete, and King and Company, the building contractors, are working towards an "early summer" completion date, she said.
Builders are currently creating a ramp, which will circle around the structure to make the bandstand "accessible" for both pushchairs and wheelchairs.
The Victorian structure, being upgraded with more than £300,000 of funding from the government body, Historic England, will also have new decking and flower beds.
Lost Art, experts in bandstand restoration, identified "key issues" after they surveyed the site in May 2025, and plans were announced by Norwich City Council to upgrade it shortly after.
Chapelfield Bandstand has been a cornerstone of the green space since 1899.
The structure replaced a pagoda designed by the ironmongery firm, Barnard, Bishop and Barnard.
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