Riverside living where old meets new

摘要

Church Wharf has long been an area of untapped potential that needed the right intervention at the right time to take it forward. Its collection of largely derelict industrial sites and buildings have gradually been acquired and cleared by the council and now there is growing interest from development partners. Situated close to the successful Market Place Shopping Centre, Church Wharf lies next to one of Bolton's underused assets - the River Croal. The council's masterplan has earmarked the area for riverside townhouses and apartments, offices, leisure developments and a hotel, all woven together by open public spaces. It will be a place where old meets new, with repurposed historic buildings standing by new modern architecture. There are even plans to reinstate an old road dating from the mid-19th century.