Inside stunning new Mowgli restaurant inside old bank in historic market town

An old Barclays bank in the historic market town of Knutsford has been given a stunning transformation to become a new Mowgli restaurant from celebrity chef Nisha Katona. The building, on King Street, has been transformed with thousands of twinkling fairy lights, lanterns and Mowgli's signature swing seats.

Boarded up windows at the former bank have been opened back up and refreshed, with the beautiful arched windows now a focal point inside the new restaurant. Arched mirrors run along the back of the venue, echoing the architecture.

The newest restaurant in the burgeoning Mowgli chain from star chef Nisha opens in the Cheshire town on Friday, July 19.

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The bank had to be completely stripped back to bare brick and girders before the huge transformation could begin. Now it boasts completely new interiors on the ground level, while the kitchen has taken over the former bank vaults beneath.

Chef Nisha said of the transformation: "Knutsford is one of my home towns, so this restaurant had to be a home from home."

Walking into the new restaurant you are immediately struck by the twinkle of the thousands of fairy lights that have become a signature of Mowgli restaurants. They are stuffed into vintage glass pots, wrapped around the swing ropes and all around the bar.

Lori Shelbourne, estates design manager, talked us through the transformation. She said: "It was an old Barclays Bank so it required a complete strip out, but it’s been absolutely amazing. We’ve found these hidden gems like the old beams which we've painted with new gold buttons.

"There was an ATM machine in the front and the windows were all boarded up, but now the arched