The Oxford Scholar Hotel

The Oxford Scholar Hotel
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Address427 Swanston St, Cbd, Melbourne
Coordinates37°48′23″S 144°57′47″E / 37.8064°S 144.963°E / -37.8064; 144.963
Opened1857

The Oxford Scholar Hotel is a pub in Melbourne, Victoria, which was founded in 1857 during Victoria's gold rush.

It is connected to the buildings of RMIT on Swanston Street, Melbourne, and is associated with the students of that university.[1][2][3]

History

The business originated in 1857 during Victoria's gold rush.[4] It has operated for approximately 160 years.[4]

It was affected by the construction of Melbourne's Metro Tunnel project.[1] Prior to its temporary closure in 2017, it operated as a simple university pub. Its interior at this time was described as having 'country-pub-style carpets' and it had a limited food offering.[5]

The pub was then redesigned in 2019 by the architecture firm March Studio. Since its renovation its interior is brass and timber, with booth seating and high tables. The back of the venue has an amphitheater area with raised floors and glass ceilings. Its redesign focused on 'tweed' as a theme.[5] Its redevelopment involved a legal dispute with payment claims made by construction workers against the firm Schiavello Construction.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Noonan, Andie; Clure (2017-06-22). "Melbourne tunnel works blamed for popular pub's closure". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  2. ^ Lucas, Clay (2017-04-10). "Metro rail tunnel: pub at construction epicentre 'losing $5000 a week' in sales". The Age. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  3. ^ "Popular Melbourne pub to close after Metro Rail construction harms beer sales". Herald Sun.
  4. ^ a b "The Oxford Scholar - What's On Melbourne". whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  5. ^ a b "A Beloved 162-Year-Old Melbourne City Pub Has a Brand New Look (and Fun Burgers)". Broadsheet. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  6. ^ "Subcontractor Bradley Galloway attempts to hold RMIT ransom with caveat over pay dispute". Herald Sun. The court heard Mr Galloway had been in a long-running dispute with Schiavello Construction over money he claims was owed to his company for subcontract work on the redevelopment of the RMIT-owned Oxford Scholar Hotel.


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