Threat to views delays Oxford book depository

By and Heidi Ancell Heidi Ancell2007-08-03T00:00:00

Critics say the project risks views of the city’s famous dreaming spires.

Plans for a £29 million building for the University of Oxford by Scott Brownrigg have been delayed amid fears it would increase flooding and threaten views of the city’s famous dreaming spires.

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