Bolton Institute of Higher Education
Now Bolton University
Bolton Institute of Higher Education
New
educational institutions with a technical bias proliferated in the 1960’s and
70’s, awarding degrees as well as diplomas, and Bolton Institute of Higher
Education is one of these. The
building was completed in 1970, and was designed by Geoffrey H. Brooks, Borough
Architect. It makes use of concrete, steel and glass.
During the
1980’s Bolton Institute of Technology (B.I.T.) as it was originally known,
became amalgamated with the College of Education, together forming the Institute
of Higher Education. The two
facilities of B.I.H.E. on Deane Road are the Faculty of Applied Sciences and the
Faculty of Engineering.
Huge press outside B.I.H.E.
In the area
where B.I.H.E. now stands there used to be a large number of terraced houses.
Many of these were damaged and destroyed during the First World War when
Zeppelin air ships dropped bombs at random on Bolton in 1916.
Today, B.I.H.E. has been transformed into the BOLTON UNIVERSITY. The Tower Block has now been replaced with a State of the Art Design Block made mainly of glass. The whole Campus is currently undergoing structural changes to fit with the new image of Bolton's University.
Central
Fire Station
The new Central Fire Station, Moor Lane, was completely early in 1971 at a cost of approximately £250 000 and was officially opened on 23rd April. The fire station has seven bays and full workshop and maintenance facilities for the fire engines. Training aids include a purpose-built smoke/heat house to simulate actual fire conditions, a spacious drill yard with tower and a fully equipped lecture theatre.