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British Museum Round Reading Room Roof Oculus Works
British Museum
Key facts
- Buyer
- British Museum
- Category
- Other
- Deadline
- 24 days left
- Value
- £9,000,000
- Published
- 24/09/2026
- Source
- Find a Tender
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From the notice
Project Overview The British Museum is seeking to appoint a Principal Contractor for a programme of essential roof repair and replacement works to the Grade I listed Round Reading Room, located at the centre of the Museum. Building Context and Heritage Significance The Round Reading Room was designed by Sydney Smirke and completed in 1857. It is a structure of exceptional national heritage significance, combining iron primary construction with brick masonry, a copper-clad dome, and a fully glazed central lantern. The roofscape comprises three elements: a perimeter flat roof known as the Snow…