Changes

For some years this was The Mens Room barber shop, now closed. See Isolarion by James Attlee "Purification". Thomsons Directory 1999 No 7 The Mens Room

It was 'Sweet Charity', a charity clothes shop, during the 1990s. A photo of the interior from April 1994 is in Marilyn Yurdan's "The Changing Faces of the Cowley Road". Thomsons Directory 1988 and 1995 list Sweet Charity as No 7. == No 7a (same as No 9?) == There appears to be some confusion over exact address and business names at this number. A 1995 photo by Martin Stott is shown to the right, with the business name AromaLife.  Thomsons Directory 1991 No 7a G Bloch Gowns<br/> Kellys Directory 1973 No 9 S Ford shoe shop<br/> Kellys Directory 1960 to 1967 No 7a Bloch Gowns<br/> Kellys Directory 1956 to 1958 No 9 Bloch Gowns<br/> Kellys Directory 1954 No 9 Arthur Pike watchmaker. 

Kelly's Directory 1974 &nbsp; 1972 and1974 Indian Emporium. A photo of April 1976 shows the shop had moved to 55 High Street.<ref>Marilyn Yurdan </ref> == 1950s & 1960s == Kellys Directory 1960 to 1964 No 7 P J O'Leary confectioner<br/> Kellys Directory 1954 to 1958 No 7 Bert Long confectioner<br/> Kellys Directory 1952 No 7 T J Fitzgerald confectioner & greengrocer

Kelly's directory of 1920 and 1932 lists list the shop as Charles Dance, fruiterer.