The latest details of a £700,000 transformation of a landmark town centre building into a ‘high-quality contemporary office space’ have been revealed.
The former baths and assembly rooms in Lower Bridgeman Street, which was last known as the Bolton Business Centre, is undergoing an extensive refurbishment by three brothers from Bolton.
Adam, Dominic and Nick Pope, who want to use the building as a base for their three companies, were granted permission to renovate the listed property in December.
An application to install signs with the name “The Assembly” has been submitted to the council.
The brothers set up their three companies; Get Claims Advice, Polar Energy and MacFarlaine and Brooks IFA, back in 2015, and they are currently based in Bayley House, in St Georges Square.
At present, they employ 25 staff across the three firms, but they have already purchased the landmark site in a bid to fulfil their plans of expanding further.
It is hoped that the building would provide them with “the perfect base” from which to grow and create more jobs.
Prior to becoming Bolton Business Centre, the building was originally used as a public baths and assembly room.
The assembly rooms were later used for civic functions and parties until the 1980s when they became offices. However, many of the building’s original features were destroyed around this time.
Planners are due to make a decision on the latest application by October.
