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Canterbury Quad at St John’s College was sensitively conserved as part of a major project to expand and enhance library and study spaces. The stonework presented complex technical and aesthetic challenges. Technical analysis revealed numerous fissures, some serious. The columns were carved in the 17th century from local Bletchingdon marble, but the original quarry had closed. Wright & Wright worked with a team of stone experts, including a petrologist, quarry consultant and stonemason, to source a suitable stone for the replacement columns, eventually alighting on Swaledale Fossil, a carboniferous limestone from a quarry near Barnard Castle in County Durham. We gave this project an #OPTAward in 2023. We can’t wait to reveal the winners this year🎉 #OPTAwards #sustainability #futureofOxford #restoration #heritageconservation #oxford St John's College, Oxford Beard Construction Group, LLC Wright & Wright Architects Price & Myers Historic England
