Clarendon is a 3.5-acre redevelopment at the heart of Oxford, on the corner of Cornmarket Street and Queen Street. The site has been a place of public gathering for at least four centuries. It began as the Star Inn, one of Oxford's most important coaching inns, and was home through the Victorian era to the Clarendon Hotel, where Charles Dodgson dined on its opening night in 1863. The Clarendon was demolished in 1955 and replaced by a Woolworth's. Most recently the site operated as the Clarendon Centre shopping mall until 2025.
Conceived by Roy Sebag and designed by Quinlan Terry CBE, Clarendon is being developed by Goldmoney Properties as a mixed-use scheme of retail, leisure, and office, organised around a large central square, approximately 41 by 42 metres. 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.
