Education / Health

The site is located at the northern edge of St John’s College Campus. It is positioned on the southern side of Northampton Street, opposite the Pound Hill junction. The area to the north is characterised by residential streets, with The Punter Public House directly opposite.

The Site comprises the two Grade II listed buildings that occupy numbers 21 to 25 Northampton Street, Cripps Lane and the parking area to the North-West of the Maintenance building, including the Art Room which sits between the parking and Merton Hall Court.

Following the closure of the St John’s Chop House restaurant (21-24 Northampton Street), the building has become available for College use. The building adjacent, 25 Northampton Street (former Merton Arms), is generally considered not suitable for its current use as student accommodation, so there is a desire to convert this building to another use as well.

The College aims to convert both buildings to offices for College use and to relocate the Cripps Lodge to the ground floor of 21-24 Northampton Street. Relocating Cripps Lodge to Northampton Street was key aspiration in the College’s 2017 Masterplan Strategy, to respond to the westward shift in the centre of gravity in Cambridge. It represents an opportunity to form a new route into the College by reconfiguring the existing car park behind number 25 and create a direct pedestrian link to Merton Hall Court.

PFB have been providing CDM Principal Designer Advisor Services to Allies and Morrisons Architects.

PFB have undertaken various projects at the University of Greenwich including Dreadnought Learning Spaces Refurbishment, Student Accommodation refurbishments, Laboratory refurbishment works and Stockwell Street development.

Set within a residential area in the London Borough of Hillingdon, the scheme consists of the refurbishment and extension of the existing Cottage Hospital to provide a new Health Centre with ancillary areas such as car parking, cycle parking and new landscaping.

Local amenities include Northwood Recreation Ground, and Hogs Back Open Space. There are also two golf courses and the Ruslip Woods National Nature Reserve nearby.

The area also benefits from a library and a number of schools (primary and secondary). Joel Street also provides convenience stores, restaurants, a post office and local businesses within walking distance from the site.

PFB have been providing CDM Principal Designer Advisor Services to Allies and Morrisons Architects.