Our award-winning Oxford construction team is making good progress on a £5 million refurbishment in Oxford city centre that will transform the landmark neo-Gothic NatWest Bank building at 120-122 High Street into luxury apartments and an upmarket restaurant.
The scheme, due for completion in November this year, is being carried out for Lincoln College which acquired the building from the Royal Bank of Scotland in 2013.
The Victorian Grade II-listed building was originally built in the 1860s as two separate properties, housing J Russell & Co’s piano shop and the London and County Bank respectively. Beard has started work on the ground floor restaurant conversion where many of the building’s original decorative features are being restored and reinstated.
“We are currently reinstating J Russell & Co’s old piano shopfront which had disappeared from the building,” says Jonathan Brock, Beard project manager. “Construction is also progressing well on the conversion of the upper floors into high quality apartments and the creation of a residential entrance from Alfred Street. The next important phase of the project will be completing the structural alterations and roofing repairs.
“We’re delighted to be Lincoln College’s construction partners on this exciting redevelopment. It’s great for our experienced project team to be playing a part in repurposing and breathing new life into this wonderful historic building.”
Alex Spain, Bursar at Lincoln College says: “We are pleased to be working with Beard in the renovation of this historic building.”
We are currently reinstating J Russell & Co’s old piano shopfront which had disappeared from the building
the £5 million refurbishment in Oxford city centre will transform the landmark neo-Gothic NatWest Bank building at 120-122 High Street into luxury apartments and an upmarket restaurant