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From public loos to college halls – Oxford’s 2026 award winners

From public loos to college halls – Oxford’s 2026 award winners

Our city’s heritage doesn’t come for free. Behind every historic building is a tale of craftmanship, careful study and elbow grease – all celebrated in the annual Oxford Preservation Trust awards. Madeline Odent looks at 2026’s winners. In 1913, William Morris opened his first car factory in Cowley,

Heritage old and new: Oxford’s 2026 awards line-up

Heritage old and new: Oxford’s 2026 awards line-up

Any Clarion reader who stepped through Oxford Open Doors in September has the Oxford Preservation Trust to thank. But the popular annual event is just one part of the charity’s mission to preserve and enhance the historic city. Each year OPT holds an awards ceremony, recognising projects across the

Housing Week: Building Up, or view cones vs the dreaming spires

Housing Week: Building Up, or view cones vs the dreaming spires

Opening the Clarion’s Housing Week yesterday, we noted that Oxford is the second most expensive place to live in Britain, after Kensington & Chelsea. London, famously, has built upwards. The Shard. The Gherkin. The Walkie-Talkie. The Cheesegrater. The Scalpel. We promise we have not made any of these up.