OXFORD’s skyline has plenty of eye-catching buildings and a new four-metre high stainless steel lantern will make sure shoppers can’t miss the new Westgate Centre when it opens.

Civic society bosses have given the striking structure a cautious welcome and it will no doubt prompt debate.

The modern design is even a reference to the city’s past, as Roger Bacon, one of its most famous friars, was an expert in light reflection.