Pro Cathedral 2007

Revelations at the Pro Cathedral was our most ambitious and challenging project. It took 7 months of regeneration work to transform it from a semi derelict shell into a fully equipped two-auditorium arts venue for the 4 month festival season.

It attracted a lot of support and attention and gave us a reputation of being able to work in listing sensitive buildings and deliver a vibrant and dynamic season of multi arts events.

Image: relaxing in between clean ups

Pro cathedral was a partnership project with local developers Urban Creation and saw an incredible amount of different arts events happen across the 4 month festival season. The project was funded by Arts and Business, Bristol City Council and Arts Council South West and supported on the ground by The Invisible Circus CIC, who undertook the regeneration and management of the site, producing 4 new shows and managing the ongoing program of events.

The site had been vacant for over 30 years in some sections and had an ongoing problem with vandalism and fly tipping. We worked closely with the developers and the local community to manage the space sensitively and bring the site back to life. Improvements made during this project have remained in place and helped safeguard the site and save it from further dereliction.

Due to the recession the development of the site has been delayed and we have again taken the space back on as a recycling project (see current projects).