For sale: A 260ft chimney that was once scaled by Fred Dibnah as part of a 10-shilling bet

A Victorian chimney of 280FT in Bolton can soon be converted into one of the most unusual family houses in England – the roof garden has been completed with broken views along the glass elevator and pennins.

Once upon a time, the town was a part of Halliwell Bleach Works II. Listed in the classroom, the Barrow Bridge Chimney is preparing to auction with a 300,000 £ guide price and planning permission for a magnificent transformation.

Built in 1863, the turning point is one of Bolton’s most prominent landscapes and has a brush with TV history-Steplelejack legend Fred Dibnah, after accepting 10 stylish bets, he scaled it as a famous young man.

Designs show how the enormous brick structure can be wrapped in a futuristic, glass -walled octagonal house with a pure futuristic, glass -walled octagonal house.

Plans include sloping glazed walls, steel frames and a three or four bedroom housing with a living space of approximately 4,000 square meters.

Even a ‘roof garden’, solar panels and a rain water collection system to make the property as well as eye -catching.

Once upon a time, the town was a part of Halliwell Bleach Works II.

Fred Dibnah (above), which has become a home name to demolish and repair the chimneys in the North West, first became famous after climbing this structure as a child

Real Estate Agencies Miller Metcalfe marketing the chimney as an opportunity for a lifetime: ‘This is a chance to live in a turning point, to live in a turning point, to shape the story for future generations, and to call Bolton’s proud industrial heritage.’

Developers say that new owners can go further – to create one of the most extraordinary homes of the UK to add extra rooms, gyms, and even a sauna sky towards the sky.

The chimney was last used in the 1970s as part of the aluminum casting facility before being abandoned.

It was listed in 1974 and comprehensive repairs in the 1990s, while planning documents now require new investment to stop further deterioration.

He first started to transform the site in 2014, but stopped due to lack of funds.

Landmark, built in 1863, is one of the most well -known views of Bolton and has a brush with a TV history

Among the plans include sloping glazed walls, steel frames and three or four bedrooms with approximately 4,000 feet square living spaces.

Developers say that new owners can go further – to create one of the most extraordinary houses of the UK, an extra room, gyms, or even a sauna spiral sky.

Fred Dibnah, the legend of Steplelejack, scaled it as a famous young man after accepting a 10 shiny bet

The best 15FT of the pile and repair for internal brick works are among the necessary emergency works.

Fred Dibnah, who became a home name to destroy and repair the chimneys in the North West, first came to fame after climbing this structure as a child.

Daredevil abuse and old -fashioned methods later transformed it into a national treasure.

Fred passed away on November 6, 2004 at the age of 66, and since then he was founded in his hometown Bolton.