The landmark 5.3-acre former Bath Press site on Lower Bristol Road has planning permission for 247 apartments and 30 townhouses, as well as 16,200 sq ft of offices.
Owner Abrdn (formerly Aberdeen Standard Investments), which bought it in 2017 for £100m, has put it on the market for an undisclosed sum, with its marketing agents describing it as an “exceptionally rare” site for Bath.
The site was originally home to the Pitman Press, founded in 1889 by Sir Isaac Pitman, the founder of the shorthand system that still bears his name.
For more than a century, it was a major employer in the city, printing books and a range of publications.
It survived as a printing works until 2007 when it finally closed down and the remaining 200 workers made redundant.
Following that many of the buildings on the sprawling site were demolished by a previous owner – although the frontage of the original print works, which is locally listed, has been preserved, along with the original chimney.
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