Creating a new space from an old church. All Souls for all souls.
The Victorian church of All Souls is located in the Crompton area of Bolton and has been redundant since 1986. In 2004 local community members approached the owner of the building - The Churches Conservation Trust - to explore putting it back into use as a community facility and social space.
Following extensive consultation with the local community and a project development grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, CCT and the charity All Souls Bolton has transformed All Souls into a new community building. An innovative design has seen the installation of pods within the church creating ‘a building within a building’, a design that has left the historic fabric largely untouched.
All Souls is now a thriving business and community centre with a focus on heritage and education. We are pleased to host as tenants the community-focused companies Beanstalk, Starts With You, Boo Consultancy, Tabeth Homecare, the Flowhesion Foundation, and Halliwell Local History Society, as well as Rosanna who runs Cafe @ All Souls, serving Italian-inspired food made with love.
The vision for the next few years is to be an asset for Bolton, both as a hub for local businesses and a place where people come together to experience and to learn and to celebrate heritage.
To improve the lives of the people of Bolton, strengthen community spirit, and prove that beautiful historical buildings can be of use once more, saving themselves from decay and demolition in the process.
We want to create a unique programme of events and activities that will draw people from all around Bolton and beyond to a building of national importance which was once at the centre of a community. We try to offer something for everyone, from afternoon tea to a sponsored abseil down the bell tower and embrace the history of the local area as we try to build a brighter future.
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