Architectural Vision: the Future of our Building
Bourne’s Old Town Hall awarded £3.3m grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to create an exciting and vibrant community hub
Bourne Town Hall Trust is excited to announce that they have been awarded a £3.3 million pound grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to restore the 200-year-old Town Hall building and transform it into a unique cultural venue for our town.
Bourne Town Hall Trust was formed in 2017 by a small group of volunteers with the goal of raising the funds to restore and operate this important heritage building for the benefit of the townspeople of Bourne. This award represents a significant achievement for the team who have given up so much of their own time to achieve this important milestone.
This funding, made possible thanks to National Lottery players, will enable the building to be completely restored, the clock tower reconstructed and the original 200-year-old clock recommissioned to operate the new dial and chime the hours.
The Exterior Vision
The plans show how the exterior of the building will remain much the same; our new entrance will be through the northern arch with automatic doors into a new reception area.
However we do also intend to replace the clocktower which had to be removed after a fire in 1932.
The Interior Vision: Shambles
Inside, the Shambles bar area will be opened up to reveal the line of original arches.
This area will remain as a key room for events and is able to be closed off from the front reception.
We also intend to have doors to the side which open into the alleyway, exactly as happened with the shambles and market when the building first opened.
The Interior Vision: The Courtroom
This is a view of the refurbished courtroom upstairs.
With a newly installed lift, accessibility becomes possible to our first floor event space.
There’ll be retractable seating which will allow the space to be used in multiple ways.
A lift to the stage provides further accessibility for the performance area too.
But how can we achieve this vision?
All of this is made possible by funding from The National Heritage Lottery Fund, with additional support from the Architectural Heritage Fund and Len Pick Trust.
