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The Swan and Castle
Oxford Castle is pleased to announce that it has secured a letting to “JD
Wetherspoon” to open a new bar on the former site of the “Ha Ha Bar” in
Oxford Castle to be christened “The Swan and Castle”. The bar is expected
to open in time for the festive period. Jean-Pierre Morilleau, the General
Manager at Oxford Castle, said that “the new letting represented the
evolvement of the post-recession stage in underlining the Castle’s role as
Oxford’s premier pleasure destination. The “Swan and Castle” will offer a
variety of great value food and drink to Castle visitors. Along with a
programme of ongoing events this will contribute to ensure that there is
something for everyone at the Castle.... Read
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The Young Pretender
B4’s Richard
Rosser meets with Malmaison’s new General Manager,
Andrew Creese, and encounters a young man with experience,
guile and creativity which ensures one of Oxford’s
leading hotels is in more than accomplished hands.
Andrew Creese lives and breathes hospitality. If Malmaison’s
Chief Executive Officer, Robert Cook has a protégé,
Andrew would surely be a strong candidate. Everything
about this impressive thirty one year old echoes premier
customer service, standards and order... Read
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Malmaison Hotel Review
Oxford’s Malmaison Hotel is a hotel with bags of character and a colourful history. For those unfamiliar with its history, this stunning, award-winning boutique hotel is actually a former prison. Following the closure of the prison in 1996, the site provided the backdrop for a number of film and TV series.Oxford’s Malmaison Hotel is a hotel with bags of character and a colourful history. For those unfamiliar with its history, this stunning, award-winning boutique hotel is actually a former prison. Following the closure of the prison in 1996, the site provided the backdrop for a number of film and TV series.... Read
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The Art Of Identity
Sophie
Egleton, Gallery manager of the 03 Art Gallery,
extends a warm invitation to B4 readers to discover
and enjoy the unique talents of local Oxfordshire
artists. An Art History graduate from the University
of Warwick, Sophie had the incredible opportunity
to spend a year in Venice during her degree and
completed an Arts and Cultural Management course
upon her return to the UK. She worked as an Exhibitions
Co-Ordinator
at the Oxmarket Centre of Arts before she joined the
03 Gallery in 2007 as a Gallery Manager... Read
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Oxford Castle Unlocked Review
If you thought Oxford was just about elegant spires and world-class academia then think again! Oxford Castle Unlocked reveals Oxford’s less well known history, one that is rich with tales of great escapes, betrayal and even romance - all within the walls of the ancient castle and prison.
Nestled in the centre of this fascinating city, a former royal residence, a centre of justice, and as the county gaol, Oxford Castle Unlocked exposes the stories about Oxford’s past that have been locked inside for centuries – a past that reaches as far back as 1071, when the original castle was built for William the Conqueror, and continues right up until 1996 when the site was finally relinquished and redeveloped.... Read
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Nobody's Prisoner
Trevor
Osborne exhausts me. Lots of us like to think we
work hard, and now, more than ever, we are having
to earn our corn. But this man puts us all to shame.
With multi-million pound projects strewn across the
country, it is hard to believe, as the chant goes,
“there’s only one Trevor Osborne.” Interview and
words by Richard Rosser.... Read
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Malmaison Uncorked!
Malmaison’s
sommelier, Virginie Thoraval, visited Oxford’s former
prison building many years ago as a schoolgirl and
was so frightened she promised herself she would
never return. Luckily for us, she changed her mind,
and now works in the same building housing the stunning
premises of Malmaison... Read
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The Food Of Love
Malmaison’s sommelier, Virginie
Thoraval, visited Oxford’s former prison building many years
ago as a schoolgirl and was so frightened she promised herself
she would never return. Luckily for us, she changed her mind,
and now works in the same building housing the stunning premises
of Malmaison... Read
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New Man in the House
B4 meets Malmaison’s new number
one, Stephen Woodhouse, at the “house of ill repute” and
finds out how the team will play a vital role in the future
success of one of Oxfordshire’s finest hotels.
Stephen lives in Worcester with his seven-year-old son Jake, who is mad about
rugby. Stephen was introduced to Malmaison last year and
liked what he saw. Let’s face it, as anyone who has been
to the hotel in Oxford would agree, it’s got style, it’s
sexy, it’s classy and you can’t help thinking that if you
had to manage a hotel, Malmaison Oxford would be pretty close
to the top of the wish list...Read
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Cooked to Perfection
Richard Rosser visits Malmaison
Chief Executive, Robert Cook, at the hotel’s head office
in west London to find out more about the story behind Oxford’s
newest and arguably best hotel, how the impressive Malmaison
brand has developed with its co-brand, Hotel du Vin, and
Cook’s plans for expansion.
If ever there was a man in the zone, it is Robert Cook. Effervescent with pride,
his achievements are admirable and his vision is unique.
Who else would even consider converting an old prison / castle
into a hotel?...Read more
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Doin’ Time
Oxford Gaol finally closed it’s
gates in 1996. It had never been the most attractive of accommodation
for inmates and had even been condemned in a 1770 prison
report as being unfit for habitation. B4 sent Mickey ‘The
Monkey-Wrench’ Trotter, a recent inmate, back behind bars
to see what’s changed....Read
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Airwaves and Urbanism
Trevor Osborne is passionate
about his business. He’s been a property developer for almost
all of his working life. Once he gets his teeth into a project
he says he won’t let go until he has seen it through. He
is a ‘details’ man who believes you can never stop improving.
That’s why he still devotes so much time to The Castle Project
in the centre of Oxford.
He ties in this philosophy with his thoughts on Urbanism - creating a complete
community out of so many parts....Read
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