ONE of Malvern’s most iconic buildings has been given a new look as its renovation continues.

The former Brays store in the town has been painted a new cream colour instead of the grey it used to be coloured.

This is part of the ongoing works to renovate and re-open the unit, which closed down last January after more than a century in the town.

A few months ago, council planners commended plans to keep the site open, with it being split into four new units on the ground floor by local businessman Richard Simmonds.

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The corner unit is to be converted and then opened as a cafe or restaurant to make the most of terraced seating in front of the building.

The hope is to attract more diverse and independent businesses to the town by offering smaller units rather than one large space.

New entrances will also be built for each unit with new disabled access included to the corner unit.

The upper floors of the landmark building are likely to remain as flats.

In November last year, we revealed the first shop to take over one of the Brays units.

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Faun, an independent deli and coffee shop currently based in Church Street, is moving in and will take up two units.

This will be followed by Solo Boutique, who will move in and offer ladies clothing, while Austin and Co will begin selling greetings cards and gifts from the site.

These businesses will be joined by No 39 Antiques, Heidi’s Treasure Trove independent toy shop, Petals Floristry and Homeware as well as Detour Bikes.

Brays originally opened in Malvern in 1895, and it was announced the iconic department store was to close in late-2019 when its owner, Christopher Davis, announced he would be retiring after more than 40 years.