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A Victorian grammar school a stone鈥檚 throw from London鈥檚 Tower Bridge has been converted into a luxury hotel by Middle East-based interiors firm S&T.

The 70-room LaLit London hotel is the first overseas hotel by India鈥檚 largest private hotelier, LaLit Suri Hospitality Group, which runs 11 luxury hotels in India.

S&T spent two years on the 拢30m renovation and refurbishment of the Grade II listed former St Olave鈥檚 Grammar School.

S&T is a fit-out and contracting business based out of Oman, which works across the Middle East, Asia, Europe and the UK.

In the UK, S&T has worked on a number of major hotels and last year hired James Hicken as business development director from McAleer & Rushe to help drive further expansion.

The 1890s-built red brick building on Queen Elizabeth Street was originally designed for St Olave鈥檚 by Edward Mountford, the architect of the Old Bailey. It was most recently used by Lambeth College.

The LaLit project architect was Fortnum & Mason designers EPR Architects, working with interiors specialists the Suri Group and Archer Humphryes.

The school鈥檚 former Great Hall with its vaulted ceiling has been turned into a pan-Asian restaraunt, while the Governors鈥� Room has been converted into a cocktail bar.

S&T drafted in an array of specialist craftsmen to restore features including the timber panelling, carved plaster ceilings and cornicing.

Nick Viscusi, S&T project manager, said: 鈥淲orking on a listed building is all about discovery. You open something up and find structural problems or dry rot. We鈥檝e worked on many restoration projects; it鈥檚 all about restoring what you find with all due care and attention to return it to its former glory.

鈥淭here isn鈥檛 one room out of the 70 that is the same and we鈥檝e replicated original features throughout the project.鈥�