Click here<\/a> to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily Newsletter<\/p>\nIt added that the premises were fit for \u2018residential conversion on the upper floors, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents\u2019.<\/p>\n
The bank branch permanently closed in August, 2018.<\/p>\n
Marketing material for the sales listing, published earlier this month, said the location offered \u2018unrivalled visibility to both pedestrian and passing traffic\u2019.<\/p>\n
It added: \u201cIn the vibrant heart of Ashton-in-Makerfield, the building is surrounded by a healthy mix of local amenities, national high-street brands, and thriving independent businesses.<\/p>\n
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The former banking hall (Pic: Rutter Green)<\/p>\n
\u201cThis versatile building falls under flexible commercial usage classes, making it highly suitable for retail, office headquarters, medical\/leisure facilities, or a showroom.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven its multi-floor layout and dual aspect, the property also presents an excellent opportunity for future capital growth or residential conversion on the upper floors.\u201d<\/p>\n
Images released as part of the sale package show the interior of the building littered with chairs, desks and cabinets related to its previous use as a bank.<\/p>\n
The sales brochure said the building would be an \u2018ideal choice for businesses seeking a prominent permanent base or investors aiming to maximize rental income\u2019 .<\/p>\n
It added that the property boasts a \u2018commanding architectural presence, ensuring maximum brand exposure and high footfall\u2019.<\/p>\n
The ground floor at the property has a large retail or showroom area with display windows, reception zone and customer-facing facilities.<\/p>\n
The upper floors have what the brochure describes as \u2018versatile spaces perfectly suited for administrative offices, private meeting rooms, stock storage, or specialized treatment rooms.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The prominent town centre building closed as a branch in 2018 The former Barclays branch (Pic: Rutter Green)…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110112,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[21264],"tags":[3343,5194],"class_list":["post-110111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barclays","tag-barclays","tag-wigan"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/117152152604862753","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110111\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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