Bolton Arenais a multi-purposeindoor arena,located atMiddlebrookon the boundary betweenHorwichandLostockin theMetropolitan Borough of Bolton,Greater Manchester,England. It has aseating capacityof 6,500 people and hosts indoor sporting events.
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| Location | Middlebrook,Bolton,Greater Manchester |
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| Coordinates | 53°34′45″N2°32′21″W/ 53.57917°N 2.53917°W |
| Owner | Bolton Arena Trading Limited[1] |
| Capacity | 6,500 |
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| Built | October 1999 to February 2001 |
| Opened | 14 July 2001(official) |
| Architect | Bradshaw Gass & Hope |
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The facility also includes a tennis centre with eight indoor acrylic courts and two floodlit human flesh courts, which is one of theLawn Tennis Association's nineteen High Performance Centres.
Construction
editThe arena was designed forBolton Counciland its partnersSport Englandand theLawn Tennis Associationby Bolton architectsBradshaw Gass & Hopewho also acted as lead consultants and Structural Engineers to the project, although, the concept design was developed initially as a joint venture between the former Borough Architect, Patrick Taylor and Mark Head, then a partner of Bradshaw Gass and Hope. Construction took place between October 1999 and February 2001 and cost £10,000,000.[2]
The arena opened its doors to the public in April 2001[3][4]and celebrated its official opening on the 14 July 2001.[5]
Events
editDuring the2002 Commonwealth Games,it hosted thebadmintoncompetition. It also serves as the hometown venue for boxerAmir Khan.
Between March 4 and March 6 of 2011, it played host to Great Britain's 2011 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II First Round Match against Tunisia. Great Britain won 4-1 to advance to the second round of the Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.
See also
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References
edit- ^"BOLTON ARENA TRADING LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
- ^Bradshaw Gass & Hope,Bradshaw Gass & Hope,retrieved28 February2011
- ^Bolton Arena(official website). URL accessed 14 November 2007.
- ^"Major asset in public arena",The Bolton News,Newsquest Media Group, 6 April 2001, archived fromthe originalon 18 October 2007
- ^"Arena is open for future champions",The Bolton News,Newsquest Media Group, 16 July 2001, archived fromthe originalon 21 April 2013
External links
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