Bath MP Wera Hobhouse recently toured the city’s new creative quarter at Newark Works, which has been restored by regeneration specialists TCN.
MP Wera Hobhouse and Richard Pearce | Photo courtesy of TCN
The MP was joined by TCN’s founder, Richard Pearce, to see how the site will positively impact the local community.
Newark Works has been designed as a creative campus with work and club space for entrepreneurs, small and medium businesses.
The building is already 50% occupied, with units benefiting from breakout and meeting spaces, an on-site bakery and various community events.
Newark Works occupies the original Stothert & Pitt buildings, constructed for the Bath-based engineering firm in 1857.
Mr Pearce said: “With her artistic background and enthusiasm for the creative industries, it was a joy to show Bath’s MP, Wera Hobhouse, round our latest campus of entrepreneurs and innovators.
“Wera will be a key ally in helping grow creativity and innovation at Newark Works and across the Bath business ecosystem.”
Wera Hobhouse commented: “I was delighted to visit Newark Works, the former industrial site of Stothert & Pitt’s engineering works on Bath’s South Quays.
“It has been reworked into a dynamic workspace that is home to a growing number of businesses.
“The staff and tenants there have brought this proud structure back to life. It is becoming a thriving creative centre once again.
“Bath was once a hive of industry. It is fantastic to see our local history being regenerated for current use.
“Newark Works will help attract a wide range of businesses to our city that will further diversify our economy.”
