But in recent years, the Chapelfield Gardens bandstand has been falling into decay and neglect.

This has prompted Historic England’s Heritage, a government body, to give more than £300,000 to help renovate the Victorian structure.

The money will be used to replace rotten timbers, add a brand-new deck, refresh flower beds and restore steps.

With a total of £315,249 being spent on the site we took to the city streets to find out whether this is a good use of money funded by the government through the National Lottery.

Jack Mackenzie , 22, from Taverham(Image: Emily-Rose Thompson)

Jack Mackenzie, 22, questioned: “How much money can be spent on just a bit of wood?

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