All Souls College Façade Restoration

WWA specified and managed facade restoration and cleaning work to the High Street frontage at All Souls College Oxford. This included removing decades of grime and soot from stonework as well as replacement ashlar and repairs to ornate chimney stacks and mouldings. To see images of the facade before cleaning and restoration works and to read more about the building history you can follow this link to an article on the OxfordHistory.org website.

The college is Grade I listed, and the foundation of the facade was laid in 1438. The façade has been remodelled throughout the centuries, with the battlements added and windows replaced in the Victorian era.

Our heritage is unique to the UK, and conserving the best requires specialist skill and expertise. Our team of architects and planners is trained and experienced in understanding the cultural and historic significance of these historic assets.

WWA have delivered previous phases of energy enhancements to All Soul’s college, undertaking energy assessments and smoke infiltration tests we have built up quite the knowledge base concerning the construction of this historic gem. You can read all about this particular phase of works to the college roof by clicking this link to our All Souls College Energy Enhancement web page.

From Conservation Area assessments to the restoration of Grade I and Grade II listed buildings, historic garden reinstatement, or consolidation and repair of Scheduled Ancient Monuments, we can assist clients in conserving the old whilst also finding new, viable, and sustainable uses for buildings and sites that will ensure their preservation for generations to come.