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This was a branch of Videosyncratic video rental shop, which also had a branch in Jericho. The Cowley Road branch first appeared in Thomsons Directory in 2005. This branch was run by Jon Spira, who in 2017 published a book about his time running the Cowley Road shop. <ref>http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/yourtown/oxford/15294003.Film_maker_focuses_on_his_Videosyncratic_days_in_new_book/?ref=rss</ref>
 
This was a branch of Videosyncratic video rental shop, which also had a branch in Jericho. The Cowley Road branch first appeared in Thomsons Directory in 2005. This branch was run by Jon Spira, who in 2017 published a book about his time running the Cowley Road shop. <ref>http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/yourtown/oxford/15294003.Film_maker_focuses_on_his_Videosyncratic_days_in_new_book/?ref=rss</ref>
  
== 1970s -1980s ==
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== 1980s ==
  
Thomsons Directory 1984 Waterfall Records<br/> Offices in the upper floors:<br/> Kelly's Directory 1976 No 101 John Roberts & Co, insurance brokers, also in Thomson's Directories for 1981 and 2000<br/> Kelly's Directory 1976 No 101a Provident Personal Credit Co ltd, cheque traders (also in Thomsons 1992)/Industrial Cleaning Services (Southern) Ltd, cleaning contractors (also in Thomsons 1992)/Isis installation & Emergency Services Ltd, heating engineers/Individual Finance Company Ltd
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Thomsons Directory 1984 Waterfall Records
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== 1950s ==
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Kellys Directory 1952 to 1956 Silk's Stores grocers & confectioners<br/> &nbsp;
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== Offices upstairs (and behind =101a?) ==
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From Kelly's and Thomson's Directories<br/> 1971 to 2000 John Roberts & Co, insurance brokers<br/> 1968 to 1992 Provident Personal Credit Co ltd, cheque traders<br/> 1972 to 1992 Industrial Cleaning Services (Southern) Ltd, cleaning contractors<br/> 1976 Isis Installation & Emergency Services Ltd, heating engineers<br/> 1976 Individual Finance Company Ltd<br/> 1964 to 1975 Saunders School of Motoring<br/> 1960 City School of Motoring<br/> 1968 to 1972 Lovell Jones Ltd publishers<br/> 1964 to 1970 Keith Rowland surveyor<br/> 1964 University Insurance Brokers<br/> 1962 to 1964 Mills Scaffolding<br/> 1962 Knitmaster Services knitting machines<br/> 1958 to 1962&nbsp; S F Patterson solicitor<br/> 1958 to 1967 Donald Silk solicitor<br/> 1952 to 1967 Silk's Estate Agency
  
 
== Before then? ==
 
== Before then? ==

Revision as of 13:13, 21 September 2017

This is the page for 101 Cowley Road.

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2017

2011 - present

This is the Truck Store music shop, incorporating Mostro Coffee shop [1].

2012 - 2015

Until the in-house Mostro Coffeetook over in 2015, the coffee shop inside was franchised to the Keen Bean Coffee Club [2]. The Keen Bean crew then moved out to open their own cafe, The Bear & The Bean, at number 98.

2002 - 2010

This was a branch of Videosyncratic video rental shop, which also had a branch in Jericho. The Cowley Road branch first appeared in Thomsons Directory in 2005. This branch was run by Jon Spira, who in 2017 published a book about his time running the Cowley Road shop. [3]

1980s

Thomsons Directory 1984 Waterfall Records

1950s

Kellys Directory 1952 to 1956 Silk's Stores grocers & confectioners
 

Offices upstairs (and behind =101a?)

From Kelly's and Thomson's Directories
1971 to 2000 John Roberts & Co, insurance brokers
1968 to 1992 Provident Personal Credit Co ltd, cheque traders
1972 to 1992 Industrial Cleaning Services (Southern) Ltd, cleaning contractors
1976 Isis Installation & Emergency Services Ltd, heating engineers
1976 Individual Finance Company Ltd
1964 to 1975 Saunders School of Motoring
1960 City School of Motoring
1968 to 1972 Lovell Jones Ltd publishers
1964 to 1970 Keith Rowland surveyor
1964 University Insurance Brokers
1962 to 1964 Mills Scaffolding
1962 Knitmaster Services knitting machines
1958 to 1962  S F Patterson solicitor
1958 to 1967 Donald Silk solicitor
1952 to 1967 Silk's Estate Agency

Before then?

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