Westgate Oxford

Westgate Oxford
Westgate Oxford logo
Inside view of the 2017 Westgate Oxford shopping centre
Map
LocationOxford, England
Coordinates51°45′04″N 1°15′40″W / 51.751°N 1.261°W / 51.751; -1.261
Opening date1972 (original building)
Tuesday 24 October 2017 (enlarged building)
ArchitectOriginal building: Douglas Murray
Enlarged scheme: BDP, Dixon Jones, Allies & Morrison, Panter Hudspith, Glen Howells Architects
No. of stores and services125
No. of anchor tenants1 (John Lewis)
Total retail floor area800,000 square feet (74,000 m2)
Websitewww.westgateoxford.co.uk

Westgate Oxford (formerly the Westgate Centre and originally Westgate Shopping Centre) is a major shopping centre in Oxford city centre, England, that was extensively remodelled and extended between 2016 and 2017.

The original centre was built between 1970 and 1972, designed by Douglas Murray and built by Taylor Woodrow.[1] The centre was closed in February 2016 for comprehensive redevelopment, and reopened on Tuesday 24 October 2017.[2]

Location

Westgate is at the west end of Queen Street, facing onto Bonn Square.[3] The West Gate into the city of Oxford stood at the adjacent[3] junction of Castle Street, Norfolk Street and Paradise Street until the mid-17th century,[4] having stood there since the Saxon period, and the shopping centre is named after this former gateway into the city.[5] The site is bordered by Bonn Square, Castle Street, Norfolk Street, Oxpens Road, Old Greyfriars Street, Roger Bacon Lane and St Ebbes Street, and is adjacent to the medieval Oxford Castle quarter to the northwest.[3]

History

The Westgate Shopping Centre opened in 1972, and was originally owned by Oxford City Council. The centre included branches of Selfridges, Sainsbury's and C&A.[6] The central library was also moved to the centre from the Town Hall, being opened by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, on 31 October 1973.[7] Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh visited in 1976.[8]

The centre was sold in the 1980s to private owners;[6] in 1986, they refurbished it, at a cost of £3 million. Two years later, an early proposal was made to extend the centre by its then owners, CIN Properties and Arrowcroft, but did not proceed.[8] The large Selfridges, latterly a branch of Lewis's and then Allders, closed in 2005, and became a Primark in 2006.[9]

Westgate Shopping Centre (1972-2016)
  • The front entrance of the Westgate Shopping Centre in Bonn Square
    The front entrance of the Westgate Shopping Centre in Bonn Square
  • The western end of the Westgate Shopping Centre in Castle Street
    The western end of the Westgate Shopping Centre in Castle Street
  • The entrance to the Oxford Central Library
    The entrance to the Oxford Central Library
  • The Westgate car park and skyway to the shopping centre
    The Westgate car park and skyway to the shopping centre

Redevelopment

Plans for the redevelopment of the Westgate area were originally published in 2004.[10] Over the next several years, the plan underwent several rounds of consultation and inquiry.[11] The eventual plan was adopted in the early 2010s, and development permission granted in November 2014.[12] Work on the development started in early 2015, and the original centre closed in 2016.

The developer is the Westgate Oxford Alliance, a joint venture between the Crown Estate and Land Securities Group Plc.[13][14]

The new centre has almost 800,000 square feet (74,000 m2) of retail, restaurant and leisure space including a new John Lewis, a rooftop dining terrace with views across Oxford's skyline, and a five screen Curzon Cinema.[12] According to Oxford City Council, "the £500 million redevelopment of the Westgate Centre is a key part of the regeneration of Oxford city centre, creating high quality buildings designed by world-class architects and providing more than 3,400 new full-time equivalent jobs."[15][16] The new centre reopened on 24 October 2017.[17]

2017 facilities

The 2017 Westgate has features and facilities including:[15]

  • Over 100 new shops including a John Lewis department store and various high street retailers
  • Cafés and restaurants
  • Leisure facilities including a cinema
  • New landscaped walkway along Castle Mill Stream
  • Two new public squares
  • New pedestrian routes through the site
  • Re-routed bus lane and new taxi drop-off / pick up
  • Cycle parking
  • Two-storey basement car park of between 900 and 1100 spaces
  • 59 new one- and two-bedroom flats[12]
Westgate Oxford (2017 - present)
  • Construction of new Westgate in September 2016
    Construction of new Westgate in September 2016
  • The front entrance of the new Westgate Oxford in Bonn Square
    The front entrance of the new Westgate Oxford in Bonn Square
  • The Roof Terrace
    The Roof Terrace
  • Westgate Oxford in October 2022
    Westgate Oxford in October 2022
  • Westgate Social Street Food
    Westgate Social Street Food

Criticism

Archeological remains

When the original centre was built in the 1970s, excavations for the service basements destroyed archaeological remains of part of medieval Oxford.[18]

During the 2015–2017 redevelopment, Oxford Archaeology, working in conjunction with the developers and contractors, carried out architectural investigations into "the extensive remains of the medieval Greyfriars friary (AD 1244–1538)", with stone foundations, wooden and other artefacts, and part of a medieval tiled floor being discovered.[19] The tiled floor is now on display in the centre.[20] Remains from the excavations were temporarily displayed in the Museum of Oxford.[21]

Urban planning and architecture

A local campaign group, called "Oxford Against Westgate Expansion", was formed to oppose the proposed redevelopment, holding a public meeting at the Oxford Town Hall on 28 February 2008. At the meeting, protestors voiced concerns about increased traffic and potential risk of flooding from the construction of an underground car park.[22] A second meeting was held on 13 March that year.[23]

There have also been concerns over the imposing and largely windowless wall at the southwest of the latest redevelopment on Oxpens Road by conservationists, including the Oxford Civic Society.[24]

Queen Street closure

Oxfordshire County Council sought to ban buses from using Queen Street, which passes the Westgate Centre's main entrance. The council alleged that the increase in pedestrian numbers generated by the enlarged shopping centre would mean that it would no longer be safe for buses to use the street. The Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling, declined the application, pointing out that the council had failed to provide evidence of its claim.[25]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Westgate Centre". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. London: Macmillan. pp. 495–496. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
  2. ^ Campbell, Loughlan (29 October 2015). "Shops to shut for Westgate demolition". Oxfordshire Guardian. Taylor Newspapers.
  3. ^ a b c "Westgate Oxford" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  4. ^ Stephanie Jenkins. "The West Gate and its Church". Oxford History. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  5. ^ Richard Robinson (4 May 2002). "Oxford: Two wheels good, four sad". Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  6. ^ a b John Chipperfield (9 November 2013). "The Westgate Centre in the past". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  7. ^ Stephanie Jenkins (2013). "Oxford Inscriptions: Former Public Library". Oxford History. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  8. ^ a b Matt Oliver (29 November 2014). "Westgate shopping centre through the years". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  9. ^ Olivia Gordon (22 June 2016). "Oxford city centre to be spruced up with Westgate shopping centre's £500m makeover". Oxford Today. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  10. ^ "The Westgate Partnership wins strong support for design proposals". Capital Shopping Centres. UK: Capital Shopping Centres. 14 December 2005.
  11. ^ Sheldrick, Giles (5 December 2007). "Westgate inquiry under way". Oxford Times. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  12. ^ a b c "Our Plans". Westgate Oxford. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  13. ^ "About Us". Westgate Oxford. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Westgate Oxford Alliance". Westgate Oxford. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Westgate". Oxford City Council. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Oxford's £500m Westgate Centre gets go-ahead". Architects Journal. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Westgate Oxford – The ultimate retail and lifestyle destination". Westgate Oxford. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  18. ^ Hassall, Tom (1987). Oxford: The Buried City. Oxford Archaeological Unit. p. 7. ISBN 0-904220-09-5.
  19. ^ "Westgate Oxford". Oxford Archaeology. 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  20. ^ Andrew Ffrench (9 February 2018). "Historic friary tiles now on show in artwork at Westgate Centre". The Oxford Mail. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Alchemy, flushing toilets and blood-letting: The secrets of medieval Oxford revealed". The Independent. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  22. ^ David Home (2 March 2008). "Westgate protesters 'more determined'". Oxford Times. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  23. ^ "Westgate protesters stage meeting". Oxford Times. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  24. ^ Ffrench, Andy (25 May 2017). "Concerns over centre's 'stark' wall – Part of design for Westgate is critised [sic]". Oxford Times. p. 7.
  25. ^ "Minister declines bus ban request". BBC News. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

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