After a referral, we were engaged to convert the historic Grade II listed Meetings Meeting House in the centre of Bath into an independent bookshop for Topping and Company Booksellers. Set within the World Heritage Site and the Bath Conservation Area, the original building was designed as a Masonic Hall in 1817-19 by the Architect William Wilkins the Younger (of National Gallery in London fame). The alteration work includes the insertion of a new oak-lined gallery around three sides of the Great Hall to increase the retail floor area and make best use of the large volume. A new platform lift is inserted at the East end of the hall providing access to the 70,000 books over three levels, and hosts removable notice boards advertising up-coming author events and building orientation. Externally, new stone steps and bronze handrails lead to a new central entrance created through the former blind doorway which previously symbolised the secrecy of the Masons but has become the door to enlightenment. Listed Building and Planning Approval was granted in January 2021. Construction commenced in March and the shop opened on time in November 2021.