What do you think of the plans? Have your say in the comments below Owners also considered converting the building into apartments or a hotel, but concluded both 'would result in harm to the listed building'.They say the office extension is necessary 'to make the proposals viable and financially support the required repairs and restoration of the building'.Built in 1932, the landmark was originally the head office and warehouses of textile company Rylands and Sons, and also housed a number of independent shops on the ground floor.It became a department store in 1959 when Pauldens moved in and took over the bottom five floors.In 1973, it was rebranded to Debenhams, which has traded there ever since.The building's upper floors retain many of.
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