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Blackwells book shop acquired the premises in 1938<ref>http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/headlines/3801078.Music_hall_is_back_on_song/</ref> and converted it to offices and a book store. | Blackwells book shop acquired the premises in 1938<ref>http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/headlines/3801078.Music_hall_is_back_on_song/</ref> and converted it to offices and a book store. | ||
== 1912 - 1932 - ? == | == 1912 - 1932 - ? == | ||
106 was the Palace Picture House and 108 was Horace Pocock, confectioner<ref>Kelly's Directory of Oxford, 1932</ref>. | 106 was the Palace Picture House and 108 was Horace Pocock, confectioner<ref>Kelly's Directory of Oxford, 1932</ref>. | ||
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An article in the Oxford Mail claims that | An article in the Oxford Mail claims that | ||
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"the building at 106-108 Cowley Road dates back to 1896, when it was known as the Lyric Hall. It was renamed the Empire Theatre in 1900 before Frank Stuart reopened it as the Palace Picture House cinema in 1912."<ref>http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/headlines/3801078.Music_hall_is_back_on_song/</ref> | "the building at 106-108 Cowley Road dates back to 1896, when it was known as the Lyric Hall. It was renamed the Empire Theatre in 1900 before Frank Stuart reopened it as the Palace Picture House cinema in 1912."<ref>http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/headlines/3801078.Music_hall_is_back_on_song/</ref> | ||
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== Before then? == | == Before then? == | ||