Old Court project
Key updates
Phase 2 - Scaffolding update 16th October 2025
- As planned, the lawn outside the Master's Lodge was returfed in time for matriculation.
- The scaffold roofing above E stair has been removed. The scaffolding below has been retained to allow for reinspection of the chimney.
- Two construction compounds will remain within the Court until the scaffolding above them is removed, the next phase being the dismantling of scaffolding from E Range during November.
- Pedestrian access has been reinstated between C Arch and D Stair.
- The removal of scaffolding from Front Court will remain until the improved access arrangements have been installed to the bell housing and flagpole above C Arch.
Phase 2 - Structural works progress
- The next rooms to be returned to the College are D8b and E5 during November.
- The remaining roof repairs are nearing completion.
- Reinstatement work is commencing on the rooms in F Range where roof repairs have intruded.
- The lead lining of the guttering is reaching completion in F range, which has permitted good progress with the slating of the roof above.
Recap
Phase 1a was completed in October 2020 after 2 years’ work, and comprised re-roofing of the North Range as well as modernisation of the Porters’ Lodge, refurbishment of facilities in the basements of E and G staircases and student rooms in A and B staircases, a new fire escape, the rewiring of C staircase and the construction of a new plant room.
Phase 1b saw the construction of the River Room café; new steps with a concealed lift to the North Range to allow full accessibility to all the main spaces of Old Court (for the first time in the College’s history); the refitting of the main College kitchens; and the construction of a new three-storey extension in the North Passage incorporating a new servery area, toilet and accessible facilities, a lift and fire escape.
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