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[[File:272-wallMural.JPG|frame|2017: The building's eastern wall on the corner of Stockmore Street. This was the site of the last tram stop from the city, commemorated in the mural.]]
[[File:272-wallMural.JPG|frame|2017: The building's eastern wall on the corner of Leopold Street. This was the site of the last tram stop from the city, commemorated in the mural.]]


This building is on the site of the eastern most tram stop, on the former tram line which used to run into the city centre. The tram is commemorated in the mural on the eastern wall.
This building is on the site of the eastern most tram stop, on the former tram line which used to run into the city centre. The tram is commemorated in the mural on the eastern wall.

Revision as of 22:41, 19 March 2017

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2017: Coral betting shop.

2017

2017: The distinctive mural crouching above the shopfront, on the eastern end of this row of colourfully decorated terraces.

The Coral off-track betting shop is at 270-272 Cowley Road.

The address is most well known for the murals on the upper floor however, which are often featured in photos of Cowley Road.

?1971-?2009

Windrush Insurance Brokers, established 1971, used to be located here before the business moved to Kidlington in around ?2009.

Early 20th Century

2017: The building's eastern wall on the corner of Leopold Street. This was the site of the last tram stop from the city, commemorated in the mural.

This building is on the site of the eastern most tram stop, on the former tram line which used to run into the city centre. The tram is commemorated in the mural on the eastern wall.

Before then?

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