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2017

1995: Photographed by Martin Stott

 ?Date - present

This is a branch of the Co-Op supermarket.

1990s - 2000s

This was a Londis convenience shop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Listed in Thomsons Directory 1998 and 2005

1993

In 1993 the upstairs was the office of Earth ARC and of Earth First!, a hub of research and planning for green direct action.

 ?1980s - ?1990s

This was a used car dealership. Thomsons Directory 1984 J W Motors, Keith Croft Cars, and Scrubbers, a cleaning agency, followed in Thomsons Directory 1988 and 1995 by The Maids cleaning agency, which had moved to No 207 by 1998. Thomsons Directory 1991 Hunts of Oxford car sales and MOT Centre

1950s - 1970s

Kelly's Directory 1973 to 1976 No 217 Brightside & Walker Bros, electrical engineers
Kelly's Directory 1972 to 1975 No 217 Estate Cars Ltd
Kelly's Directory 1970 to 1971 No 217 Oxford Design Partnership
Kelly's Directory 1968 to 1970 No 217 Impact Advertising
Kelly's Directory 1954 to 1968 No 217 Luxicars Cowley Ltd used cars
Kelly's Directory 1968 No 217a Viva School of Motoring

Before then?

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