£8million student housing development on Exeter cricket club site underway
Work has started on a multi-million pound student housing development at the Exeter cricket club site.
Midas Construction has been on site at Exeter Cricket Club for a month and has already begun bulk groundworks for the £8million development, which will contain a halls of residence with room for 159 students.
During the project, Midas sparked controversy by demolishing the historical 100-year-old cricket pavilion at the Prince of Wales Road venue, replacing it with a temporary building.
A two-storey permanent replacement with changing rooms, kitchen, a bar and office space will be built alongside the student accommodation …