206 Elliott Street

206 Elliott Street was formerly a newsagent with living accommodation above, but was vacant at ground floor, with the owners having their offices upstairs. They had obtained planning consent in 2020 to convert the upper floor into residential accommodation and insert a new shopfront to create a new ground floor office. However, whilst works were progressing onsite, elements of a Victorian shopfront were discovered when the existing signage fascia was removed. The For Tyldesley HAZ team actively engaged with the owners to encourage them to retain and sensitively restore these elements, and to reinstate missing architectural features. Refurbishment works were therefore halted until an alternative scheme could be developed.

The revised proposal was to repair/reinstate a traditional shopfront and undertake associated structural works. Works also included replacing the uPVC window at first floor with a timber doubled-glazed sash, repairs to brickwork, roof and chimney, and removing paint from the glazed brick frieze. Unfortunately, the paint on the rest of the wall proved impossible to clean off fully, and the frontage was repainted. The work to 206 will help restore and improve the character and appearance of the property in this part of the Conservation Area and help bring this building back into positive use, whilst protecting historic features that would otherwise be lost. The works finished in June 2022 and the office reopened in June 2023.