Salt Bakehouse, Stroud

Built on hard graft, a love of good food and a passion for community, Salt Bakehouse has found a new home in one of Stroud’s most interesting Victorian buildings. After years of farmers’ markets and mobile van sales, the team have put down roots on Slad Road. The new bakery and coffee shop blends historic character with modern design, pairing exposed original brickwork and polished concrete floors with Trainspotters DDR strip lights over the counter.

A Victorian transport hub, reimagined

The owners designed the new bakery and coffee shop themselves, with a focus on the building’s history as Stroud’s transport hub in the Victorian era. They kept much of the original character, including the exposed red brickwork and steel beams, and complemented the warehouse aesthetic with modern industrial touches such as polished concrete floors, bespoke sign-writing and Trainspotters lighting.

Lighting the counter

The lighting had to be practical while working with the overall look and feel of the building. Over the counter, it needed to let staff and customers see the baked goods clearly and order coffee in a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Salt chose two Trainspotters DDR strip lights in a bronzed finish to light the counter, fitted with 2200K lamps for a warm, inviting glow.

From farmers’ markets to Slad Road

Salt are no strangers to hard graft. They started out baking small batches of bread in a domestic oven, selling from their sandwich shop in Cheltenham, and grew into sell-out stalls at Stroud’s famous Saturday farmers’ markets. Today they’re a much-loved local institution.

Lights used in this project

• DDR LED Strip Light – Bronzed – two, fitted with warm 2200K lamps

Also available in polished, polished + reeded and bronzed + reeded. See more in our Bar & Restaurant Lighting collection.