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Oxford Castle – Multiple Award Winning Development

Medusa was appointed Principle Stone Contractors for the following Oxford Castle Heritage projects:

The New Road Building
Architects Dixon Jones of London – designed by Medusa using Doulting Stone for the New Road Arches.

C Wing Conservation and New Build
Architects ADP of Oxford using Cotswold Natural Rubble Stone with Bath Stone Dressings and Copings.

The Cafe Screen
Design & Build to the Client – using reused Hardington Rubble Oxford Stone with Bath Stone Cappings to match County Hall.

Sandstone pavings to the project
Designed, supplied and fixed by Medusa using Indian Kandla Stone imported by Medusa.

Oxford Castle Yard

Medusa designed and fixed the internal and external paving, the internal paving to the Shop, Cafe and Education Centre and the Amphitheatre seating.

Cliveden Village

400 square metres of Wittonfell English Sandstone were used on this former Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital for Countryside Properties in association with the National Trust, now Cliveden Village in Taplow, Berkshire.

The design was taken from the Architect’s concept to form a structural masonry facade.

The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (Phase1)

2500 square metres of mixed Lefarge and Ketton Limestone was used in this ‘fix only’ project in association with Ketton Architectural Masonry to form the external structure of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. Medusa is primarily responsible for the build to the Quadrangle, Lecture Theatre, Main Entrance and Pergola Terrace.

Bowden House

Situated on a private estate in Lacock, Wiltshire, Medusa carried out conservation works to the capitals and entablature to the south facade, cleaning of the lead statues to gardens and ponds and conservation cleaning to the main entrance facades of this exceptional country house.

Highclere Castle

Highclere Castle stands amid beautiful parkland in the Royal County of Berkshire. Medusa was commissioned to carry out conservation work to the stucco columns and walls to the main saloon of the castle. This involved sensitive cleaning and repairs to match the patina of the overall finish of the saloon and was carried out over a five week period, whilst the saloon was still in use.

Medusa co-operated with a national television company, who at the time were compiling a documentary relating to the activities on the estate. This culminated in the conservation works being included within the documentary which was later to be broadcast on our television screens.

Hardman Square Water Features

This challenging set of water features were commissioned by Allied London Properties as a centrepiece for their Spinning Fields development in Manchester. The features are located in the main Hardman Square, designed by Fosters and Partners and Hyland Edgar Driver. The 140 tons of Chinese Granite used in the installation of these water features were imported and manufactured by Medusa. The tolerances involved to make the features work meant only 1mm over 27 metres could be allowed in the levels to achieve the architects overall water effect.

Victoria Square (Design & Consultancy)

Victoria Square is an extensive new multi-level shopping mall in the heart of Belfast City. This project required 11,000 square metres of internal and external paving. The stone consultancy required Medusa to select the stone and manufacturer as well as carrying out complicated major design work to the floor areas and supplying the client with budget costings.

Westwood Cottages

Medusa was requested to design the stonework for this small residential development of two cottages using local Stoke Ground Bath Stone to match the existing buildings. Subsequently, Medusa was appointed to build all external ashlar and rubble work for the project.

Marks & Spencer - Fenchurch Street, London

This major development in Fenchurch Street comprised a rain screen cladding of Dura Limestone of approximately 4,000 square metres. Medusa were contracted to fix approximately 2,500 square metres of the facades to the concrete frame including 16 metre radius sections. Medusa were on site for 9 months and carried out works throughout the external facades and internal lobby areas.

Plymouth University

Medusa fitted 2000 square metres of vertical Portuguese limestone cladding to the stair towers to the new Plymouth University Medical Centre.