Back in June we shared some exciting finds from below the surface on the Oriel site. For the past five months a team of archaeologists from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) have been uncovering the foundations of a 19th Century workhouse to help us understand...
A special breaking ground celebration has been held today (Tuesday 11 July) to mark the start of construction to build Oriel, a new eye care, research and education centre in Camden. The integrated centre will be the new home to Oriel partners: Moorfields Eye Hospital...
Oriel has completed another exciting milestone – demolition! This short video (2 minutes and 30 seconds) shows time lapse footage of the demolition that took place over several months. Watch demolition on the Oriel site. The video has an audio description and...
Before we build Oriel, we need to uncover what’s below the surface. This is where a team of archaeologists come in to uncover and understand the history of this part of London. It’s taken months of careful excavation, cataloguing and research to understand what was...
The Garfield Weston Foundation has awarded £10 million to Moorfields Eye Charity for Oriel, a new integrated centre for advancing eye health which will be the new home for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, opening in...
A £300 million contract has been awarded to Bouygues UK to build Oriel, a new eye care, research and education centre in Camden. Oriel is a joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye...