Locked up in luxury

By , Karen Glaser Karen Glaser Karen Glaser2007-05-10T00:00:00

New windows were inserted under the original A wing (left), while the top floors of C wing were rebuilt in Bath stone.

As part of a £35 million development, Architects Design Partnership and Jestico & Whiles have been doing time at Oxford’s ancient prison, converting it to a boutique hotel. Photographs by Mark Bramley and Morley von Sternberg

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