More details have been revealed about plans to turn a historic Marlow building into a bar and restaurant.

Earlier this month, the Bucks Free Press reported that the former Market Hall at the top of the High Street was to be returned to a bar and restaurant after the Steamer Trading Cookshop announced plans to move out of the building after nearly ten years.  

Pub company Marston’s is currently in the process of buying the historic Grade II* listed building and are planning to run the new restaurant under The Lost and Found brand.

There are currently three The Lost and Found cocktail bars in Birmingham, Leeds and Knutsford and the addition to Marlow could create around 15 full time and 30 part time jobs for the town.

If given the green light by Wycombe District Council, the ground floor – where the Steamer Trading Cookshop is currently – will be turned into a bar and restaurant area, with a new reception and bar area built by the front doors.

Towards the back of the building, a secret bar will be hidden behind sliding doors for private parties.

On the top floor, the Assembly Room will be turned into a formal dining space and there are plans to create a terrace outside and area called The Orangery, which will have its own bar.

The opening hours will be between 7am and 12am from Sunday to Wednesday, 7am to 1.30am on Thursday and 7am to 2.30am on Friday and Saturday, with breakfast served in the morning.

Planners say turning the building into a bar and restaurant will help “ensure that it is both conserved and enhanced positively for the future.”

They said: “The level of quality, detail and approach to facilitating both the change of use and internal alterations are undertaken in the context of both making the operation a commercially viable success, twined with preserving and enhancing the fabric and special qualities of the building over the long term through introducing a use that opens up what is a locally significant building for the public to use, appreciate and enjoy.”

The team behind the popular Steamer Trading Cookshop say they are “sad” to be leaving the building, but hope to remain in the town.

When Steamer Trading moved into the landmark building in 2008, the kitchenware shop set about a full scale refurbishment of the premises, including a restoration of the town clock.

The iconic building was originally constructed as a market hall for the town in 1807, with an assembly room used for town business while the ground floor was a covered market and fire station.

The building eventually became the Crown Hotel, a coaching house and inn.

Wycombe District Council is expected to make a decision on the new plans by July 31.