Gort Scott has put proposals for updating the fabric of Oxford’s historic Covered Market and improving the setting of the grade II-listed commercial hub out to public consultation.

The practice was commissioned by Oxford City Council to find ways of rejuvenating the market, which was designed by John Gwynn and opened in 1774. Gwynn also designed Magdalen Bridge, around 700m to the south-east.

Among Gort Scott’s proposals are works to improve entrances, strategic retrofitting to create a large new flexible communal area, and turning Market Street – to the north of the market – into a pedestrian-priority thoroughfare to increase customer access.

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