Wellington Front is a long stretch of curtain wall that forms part of the Line Wall Curtain. It stands on the site of the old city wall built during the Moorish period and subsequently modified by the Spanish and British. The Moorish wall had significant weaknesses which were pointed out as early as 1770, notably the fact that it had no advanced works to protect it from being bombarded or assaulted. These problems were tackled during the 1840s when Prince Albert’s and Wellington Front were built to straighten and strengthen the line of the curtain wall.

Koala Construction has been awarded the contract for the refurbishment of Wellington Front. Works include:

• Demolition of several buildings
• Waterproofing of the roof slab to the entire complex
• New infrastructure to the internal courtyard
• Paving of all the areas
• Grit blasting of the façade
• Internal works to Vault 13
• Construction of extension to Manchester 62
• Refurbishment of the Judo Club
• Refurbishment of the Lions Club
• Refurbishment of the Photographic Society
• Refurbishment of the Dance Club