The owners of two of Bolton's most popular nightspots are opening a stylish late-night cocktail bar.
08.08.2022 - 15:57 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
One of Bolton’s most recognisable buildings could get a new lease of life as a pizza restaurant. The building, next to Ye Old Man and Scythe pub, at 12 Churchgate, was built in 1636, however the pub and associated buildings at the site are believed to date back to around 1251.
It is thought that for long periods of time 12 Churchgate was used as a butcher’s shop. A planning application lodged with Bolton Council in the past few days reveals plans to revive the vacant site, which is disused and ‘in a bad state of repair’ with ‘a large amount of rot and water damage’.
However, the building retains elements of its historic wattle and daub and timber frame construction. Applicant Allauoi Mouloud intends to bring the building back into use as a restaurant.
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A heritage, statement in support of the plans, said: “The proposal looks to reuse the building as a pizzeria restaurant. The scheme will retain the size and scale of the existing rooms and repair the building fabric.
“There is limited information on the specific building adjoining the pub apart from images where we can see a clear indication that it was a butcher’s shop. This would seem logical given Churchgate’s history and association with the market.
“It is thought that there has been a pub and associated building on this site since 1251 however it was rebuilt in 1636. It is thought that the cellars were retained but nothing of the building above ground, where the wattle and daub building was replaced by brick.
“A fire destroyed part of the pub in 1850 which needed to be rebuilt but it is assumed that the butchers was largely untouched due to the presence of wattle
The owners of two of Bolton's most popular nightspots are opening a stylish late-night cocktail bar.
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Tom Morello has praised the guitar playing of a 10-year-old boy called Ludovick Tshiswaka after watching him play.The Rage Against The Machine guitarist took to Twitter to praise the youngster, who is a Brazilian-Congolese musician and producer whose cover videos on Instagram and YouTube help to showcase his skills.Morello said of the clips that they were “some of the best guitar playing” he’s heard recently.Morello said: “Well that’s some of the best guitar playing I’ve witnessed in quite some time,” he said, quote-tweeting a clip of Tshiswaka playing some jazz over a backing track.Well that’s some of the best guitar playing I’ve witnessed in quite some time https://t.co/Fy41xp7Csh— Tom Morello (@tmorello) July 29, 2022Morello has previously shown his support for ten-year-old drumming sensation Nandi Bushell who jammed with him and his son Roman.Last year, Nandi shared a video of her playing drums alongside the pair. In the clip, Morello and his son can be seen playing guitar.“Jamming with legendary #guitarist @tommorello (from @rageagainstthemachine / #audioslave) and his #incredible son, Roman,” wrote Nandi on Instagram.“We have written an #Epic song together (not the one you hear in our sweet improvisational jam).