Clarendon is a 3.5-acre redevelopment in the heart of Oxford, on the corner of Cornmarket Street and Queen Street. The site has been a place of commerce and hospitality dating back to the 11th century. It has been home to medieval inns, drapery shops, coaching inns, Turkish baths and at one point the Oxford County Court. From 1863 it was the Clarendon Hotel, where Charles Dodgson dined on its opening night. The hotel was demolished in 1955 and replaced by a Woolworth's, then in 1983 by the Clarendon Centre, which closed in 2025.
The next chapter restores the site to an open-air network of streets organised around a new square, 41 by 42 metres. Conceived by Roy Sebag and designed by Quinlan Terry CBE, Clarendon is being developed by Goldmoney Properties as a mixed-use scheme of retail, hospitality, and office. Construction is underway.
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The Blenheim, leaving the Star Hotel, Oxford. c. 1831.
Quick facts
Address
52 Cornmarket Street, Oxford, OX1 3HB
Site
Approximately 3.5 acres
Architect
Quinlan Terry CBE
Developer
GP Clarendon Square Ltd (a subsidiary of Goldmoney Properties)
We are in conversation with restaurants, shops, bars, hotels, and the great companies who seek office space at Clarendon. If you would like to join us, leave a note below and we will be in touch.
We are dedicating a portion of the development to independents and locals. Independent and local prospective tenants within Oxfordshire, who make up the fabric of our community and improve the quality of our daily life through their art, ingenuity, creativity, and craftsmanship, will receive preferential treatment, reduced rent, and other concessions. Do not be afraid to tell us your story; it will matter.
