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Westgate Oxford Shopping Centre
City Retail Development in Southern England, UK – design by Chapman Taylor
24 Oct 2017
Westgate Oxford Shopping Centre Opening
Design: Chapman Taylor Architects
Launch of the UK’s largest shopping centre to open this year, Oxford Westgate
Chapman Taylor delivers Westgate Oxford, the UK?s largest retail development to open this year

Westgate Oxford, a premium destination in the heart of Oxford and just an hour from London, has opened its doors to the public.

Chapman Taylor, supporting Laing O?Rourke, was appointed to deliver the highly-anticipated regeneration project, a joint venture between Landsec and The Crown Estate, which is the largest shopping and leisure development to open in the UK this year.
This new retail and leisure experience, located at the west end of the city?s Queen Street, replaces the 1970s-built Westgate shopping centre, providing 800,000 sq ft of contemporary fashion, film and food. It comprises two levels of over 100 brands, including Hotel Chocolat, Ted Baker, COS and Guess, and introduces a 142,000 sq ft flagship John Lewis store.

Westgate Social is an evolution in food court dining which sees F&B provision complemented by leisure activities such as Junkyard Golf Club, and is home to 500 communal seats inside and out – unique to Oxford. Westgate Oxford will also have the city?s first public roof garden, where...