RWK Goodman advise on lease to reopen Salisbury City Hall
Top 100 firm RWK Goodman has helped re-light the lights of a historic venue in Salisbury, after advising on the agreement of a lease to reopen the facilities.
The firm has advised Salisbury City Hall Limited on the agreement of a lease for the Salisbury City Hall with Wiltshire Council, finalising a 25 year lease for the site which will see the 64-year-old venue reopen later in 2025.
The group, headed up by the management of Swindon’s Music Entertainment Culture and Arts (MECA), will look to carry out their own additional works alongside the currently ongoing council improvements to ensure that visitors are treated to a renewed and refreshed site.
A real estate team from the firm’s Swindon office led by partner Greg Callard advised on the lease agreement.
Greg said: “Salisbury City Hall is a venue which is a beloved part of the fabric of the city, and it’s been a pleasure being able to mix our legal expertise with a drive to bring such a fantastic venue back to life.
“Justin and the wider management team are a perfect fit for the hall, with their passion, experience, and commitment to the region, and we look forward to seeing the venue reopen later in the year and attract great artists and entertainment to the region while embedding themselves at the heart of the local community.”
The hall, which was originally opened in 1961, is one of the largest entertainment venues in Wiltshire and has played host to artists such as the Beatles, David Bowie, and Led Zeppelin in previous years, before being converted into a mass vaccination centre between December 2020 and January 2023 as part of the Covid pandemic response.
Justin Britchford, director of MECA and Salisbury City Hall Limited, said: “We are delighted to have been given this opportunity and cannot wait to get started. Wiltshire Council has worked tirelessly with us to make sure the venue will be a roaring success. We have some great plans for the venue and have listened to people’s views on what they have missed the most while it has been closed.
“We’d like to thank the team at RWK Goodman for their support in helping get this lease agreement over the line, with Greg and the team’s experience so important to ensure that the entire agreement worked for everyone involved and really puts the venue on the front foot right out of the gate.”
