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This is the Regina hair salon, specializing in Black & Afro-Caribbean hair. | This is the Regina hair salon, specializing in Black & Afro-Caribbean hair. | ||
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| − | This was Movies Video Rental. It has a sister store on Walton Street in North Oxford. It was unique for removing covers of VHS tapes and putting them in a flatter plastic case, allowing you to 'flip' through titles to choose your watching. This allowed for a very large selection in a small space. Listed in Thomsons Directory 1991 and 2009 | + | Africare (Afro hair & beauty products) see photo below |
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| + | This was Movies Video Rental. It has a sister store on Walton Street in North Oxford. It was unique for removing covers of VHS tapes and putting them in a flatter plastic case, allowing you to 'flip' through titles to choose your watching. This allowed for a very large selection in a small space. Listed in Thomsons Directory 1991 (and 2009 -but see photo below) | ||
== 1988 == | == 1988 == | ||
Latest revision as of 17:36, 25 February 2018
This is the page for 211 Cowley Road.
Contents
?Date - present
This is the Regina hair salon, specializing in Black & Afro-Caribbean hair.
1995
Africare (Afro hair & beauty products) see photo below
1990s (& 2000s?)
This was Movies Video Rental. It has a sister store on Walton Street in North Oxford. It was unique for removing covers of VHS tapes and putting them in a flatter plastic case, allowing you to 'flip' through titles to choose your watching. This allowed for a very large selection in a small space. Listed in Thomsons Directory 1991 (and 2009 -but see photo below)
1988
Thomsons Directory 1988 No 211 Tiptoes
1940s - 1970s
Kelly's Directory 1943 to 1976 No 211 Speedy Shoe Service. repairs (R E Skinner)
Before then?
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