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@m0les@aus.social
2026-05-05 15:31:16

Went to a tour of the University House restoration progress with Peter Kanowski today. Looking really good. Soft open of cellar bar and kitchen in June/July. Public opening on 14/15 August.
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University House's main dining hall with Leanard French's mural "Regeneration" at the far end.

The new kitchen facilities with lots of shiny new stainless steel equipment and benches all over the place. In the foreground are a new 4-burner induction cook top and a gigantic motorised bratt pan.

The Scarth Room with all its dark Queensland walnut paneling restored, including removing the white paint on the ceiling panels giving a darker and "more authentically oxbridge" feel to the room.

Boffins Restaurant with both the restored original parquetry floor (foreground) and new extension (right/rear). All the new updates have been given mid-century styling and fabrics including a "bricklaying" arrangement of wooden boxes separating the dining area from the bar and access corridor behind.