Winchester House Preparatory School - Library Project

The East Wing of the Quadrangle at Winchester House contained a hippodrome which was a large unheated space where generations of boys had kicked footballs. The school decided to use this space to provide an exhibition, meeting space with a servery and wc’s to be used by pupils and parents. The project also included the conversion of a redundant double storey height room into a galleried library and the refurbishment of two adjacent classrooms newly linked to the library.

The building is Grade II listed and the work involved required full approval of the Conservation Officer and English Heritage. This project was planned with a small project team representing the school including the Headmaster, Bursar and key Governors. The building work followed a traditional procurement route with competitive tendering. The work on site was compressed to fall largely within the Summer vacation with minimum disruption to the staff and pupils.

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