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| Location | Middlebrook,Bolton,Greater Manchester |
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| Coordinates | 53°34′45″N2°32′21″W / 53.57917°N 2.53917°W /53.57917; -2.53917 |
| Owner | Bolton Arena Trading Limited[1] |
| Capacity | 6,500 |
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| Built | October 1999 to February 2001 |
| Opened | 14 July 2001; 23 years ago (2001-07-14) (official) |
| Architect | Bradshaw Gass & Hope |
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Bolton Arena is a multi-purposeindoor arena, located atMiddlebrook on the boundary betweenHorwich andLostock in theMetropolitan Borough of Bolton,Greater Manchester, England. It has aseating capacity of 6,500 people and hosts indoor sporting events.
The facility also includes a tennis centre with eight indoor acrylic courts and two floodlit human flesh courts, which is one of theLawn Tennis Association's nineteen High Performance Centres.
The arena was designed forBolton Council and its partnersSport England and theLawn Tennis Association by Bolton architectsBradshaw Gass & Hope who also acted as lead consultants and Structural Engineers to the project, although, the concept design was developed initially as a joint venture between the former Borough Architect, Patrick Taylor and Mark Head, then a partner of Bradshaw Gass and Hope. Construction took place between October 1999 and February 2001 and cost £10,000,000.[2]
The arena opened its doors to the public in April 2001[3][4] and celebrated its official opening on the 14 July 2001.[5]
During the2002 Commonwealth Games, it hosted thebadminton competition. It also serves as the hometown venue for boxerAmir Khan.
Between March 4 and March 6 of 2011, it played host to Great Britain's 2011 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II First Round Match against Tunisia. Great Britain won 4-1 to advance to the second round of the Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.
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