A 30 foot medieval style archway erected over Churchgate to mark the 750th anniversary of the granting of Bolton's Charter by the Earl of Derby has been almost completed.

The archway will be a focal point when a re-enactment of the proclamation of the Charter takes place at 10am on Tuesday.

The road was closed to traffic on Sunday as workers from E R Campbell Scaffolders put the middle section of the arch in place. It has been created out of scaffolding and is clad with plywood covered in a mesh fabric. The new landmark will stay in place until January 25.

Architect Mark Head of Bradshaw, Gass and Hope, based in Silverwell Street, designed the structure as a replica of the archway put up in Churchgate in 1897 for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

John Jewitt, landlord of the Ye Olde Man and Scythe pub alongside the archway, said: "The archway was erected in 1897 at the other end of Churchgate, near the Parish Church. But this time we thought it was right that it was put near the only building that is still standing from the time of the Earl of Derby"

A stone effect and decorations have been painted on to the archway by a group of artists from Palace Street Arts Collective. B&Q donated 30 litres of paint in various colours.