Before the current building was built there was an open space here for some years. A photo of July 1991 in Marilyn Yurdan's "The Changing Faces of the Cowley Road" shows Nos 39, 41 and 43 all empty and flyposted over
Thomsons == 39, Cowley Road. ==Kellys Directory 1984 1976: No 41 Maison Barbara No 45 Brets Burgers. There was a fire at Brets Burgers which may have led to the buildings being demolished39 M Mannion cycle dealer.
Kellys Directory 1976 No 39 M Mannion cycle dealer No 43 Maison Barbara== 41, ladies hairdresser No 45 Surma caféCowley Road. ==
 In February 1952, William Henry Simmons was declared bankrupt;he had been running a business dealing in fireplaces from this address.<ref>"From The London Gazette." Times [London, England] 7 Feb. 1952: 10. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 7 Sept. 2017.</ref> Thomsons Directory 1984 No 41 Maison Barbara. == 45, Cowley Road. == No 45 Brets Burgers. There was a fire at Brets Burgers which may have led to the buildings being demolished.