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[[File:74-2017-02.JPG|frame|February 2017]]
[[File:74-2017-02.JPG|frame|February 2017]]


== 2017 ==
== 2017 ==


The Bitten Oxford food blog reported on 20th October 2016: ''We’ve known for a while that Ru Thurston from Oli’s Thai was partnering with Ben Whyles from Door 74 to reopen Door 74 as a new collaborative project...''. The new restaurant, Arbequina, opened the following day.
The Bitten Oxford food blog reported on 20th October 2016: ''We’ve known for a while that Ru Thurston from Oli’s Thai was partnering with Ben Whyles from Door 74 to reopen Door 74 as a new collaborative project...''.<ref>http://bittenoxford.co.uk/door-74-re-opening-arbequina/</ref> The new restaurant, Arbequina, opened the following day.


During the refit in preparation for opening, an intriguing sign for 'R.A. Neville: Dispensing Chemist' was revealed and remains visible, with the current business name printed modestly on the window glass. R A Neville first appeared in directories at No 74 in 1926, until 1939. No 74 remained a chemist as A J Freeman and then J Simmonds until 1958.
During the refit in preparation for opening, an intriguing sign for 'R.A. Neville: Dispensing Chemist' was revealed and remains visible, with the current business name printed modestly on the window glass. R A Neville first appeared in directories at No 74 in 1926, until 1939. No 74 remained a chemist as A J Freeman and then J Simmonds until 1958.