Oxford Story Museum

There is step-free level access throughout, the ground, first and second floors can be accessed via a standard lift, a platform lift and stairs.

Oxford is the perfect location for The Story Museum.  Renowned for language and learning, home of many famous children’s authors, illustrators and publishers, past and present, Oxford is a world centre of children’s literature.

Rochester House is in Pembroke Street, just up from Modern Art Oxford and a stone's throw from Christ Church.

The site comprises three linked buildings and a courtyard: Rochester House itself is a Victorian building, part of which was a pub listed in the 1846 Oxford Directory. In 1899 Merton College bought the site from Magdalen College and developed it for residential accommodation, including the Master's lodgings.

In 1921 the site was sold to the Postmaster General for £6400. Additional buildings were constructed for a sorting office and other uses and, later on, a telephone exchange as well. A further three-storey building was added in 1934. Merton bought the site back from Royal Mail in 2003, leasing it in 2006 to the Carlyle Group, as part of a larger retail development.

The new property