£3m renovation of historic Cheltenham building complete

An historic building in Cheltenham has undergone a multi-million-pound renovation project.

Pressworks on Ambrose Street is now available for let after owners Boultbee Brooks Real Estate stepped in to refurbish CPS House and gave the building a new lease of life.

Over the years the building has been home to various ‘Works’, including housing coach painters, mechanics and numerous printers.

It's now offices, offering a total of 14,606 sq ft of modern office space, including three fully self-contained units, set over three floors and comes complete with a new roof-top terrace.

Initially the site for a group of houses, they were steadily sold and turned into business premises with the likes of Avery’s Automobiles setting up in 1929 before Mann’s Motors took over in 1938 and then both Cheltenham Re-Finishing Co Ltd and Prior’s Garages operated in the 1950s.

Taylor & Young printers eventually developed the ‘Printing Works’ on its current footprint through the 1960s and 1970s and it had been used as offices before being purchased by Boultbee Brooks and transformed into a modern office hub.

James Whitcher, managing director at Boultbee Brooks, said: “Pressworks has been brought back to life with a stunning renovation that fits in perfectly with its wonderful surroundings.

“We are delighted with the results. This is an historic building in the heart of the town and we have been able to transform it from the old, tired building that it was, into a modern and state-of-the-art office complex.

“Cheltenham may be full of beautifully preserved Regency Architecture, and boast a thriving cultural scene packed with a wide range of independent and International festivals, but it also has a thriving business community and Pressworks will sit nicely within that.”