Pigeons in the townhall square

This is an old building, opposite the TownHall, but not as old as the town hall itself.  It is called Crompton Place and was built in 1971.  Bolton Town Hall, incorporating the Albert Hall was opened on June 5th 1873. It's interesting as it is due to be demolished to make way for a much more grandiose set up!  It could be stunning but there does not seem to be any work being done as of yet.  Most of the shops there have left : BHS disappeared a few years ago, the library used part of the space for a while as its building was being revamped.  WH.Smith,   The Works and Primark moved  to the Market place etc.  

The area has been used for filming as Bolton has become a centre for the film industry of late.

The Bolton film festival for short films has been expanding and becoming more important in the last few years.  

"In 2017 the festival began its journey as a small community arts project.
 
In 2019 the festival became part of the CE50 family, an award by Creative England which recognises "the achievements of 50 of the most exciting, innovative and disruptive creative companies and individuals across film, games and digital media."

In 2020 the festival gained accreditation to Section B of the BAFTA Qualifying Festivals List for the British Short Film award. 
British short films programmed at Bolton Film Festival and one other festival from Section B of the Qualifying Festivals List are eligible to enter BAFTA’s British Short Film award. For full rules and guidelines for BAFTA’s short film categories please refer to their official site.

In 2021 the festival gained BIFA accreditation, the British Independent Film Awards, who highlight and reward the best, most innovative and creative independent filmmaking and filmmakers in the UK.

In 2022/23 the festival again picked up recognition for the "Top 10 Best Reviewed Film Festival" on FilmFreeway, from over 12,000 registered film festivals worldwide. "


Another interesting link on the history of Bolton