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This is the page for 141-145 Cowley Road.

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[[File:141-2017-04.JPG|frame|2017: Costa Coffee shop]]

==2007-~~present~~==

== 2024 ==

now Oxford Community Action cafe

== 2007-2024 ==

The national chain Costa Coffee opened a branch here in 2007, occupying 141-145 Cowley Road. It was the first in a wave of coffee shops opening on Cowley Road which replaced old shops around this time, and was seen as an ominous sign by some local residents.

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[[File:141CowleyRoad2016carnivalByKamyarAdl.jpg|frame|Cowley Road Carnival 2016: Revellers enjoy the view from the roof. Photo by Kamyar Adl on Flickr.]]

It was the local branch of 'Barclays Bank' from 1932 until the early 2000s. After Barclays closed it was the Save the Children offices. It was once the home of Samuel Grafton, sculptor.<ref>See photo in Cowley and East Oxford past & Present by Malcolm Graham & another</ref>

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== Before then? ==

~~It was the local branch of 'Barclays Bank' from 1932 until the early 2000s~~

Cowleyroad.org is a DIY community history - help us write it!

Do you know more about this business, or remember what was at this address before? Do you have any old photographs or memories to share? Please add them. Here is a [[How_to_contribute|how-to guide]].

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+now Oxford Community Action cafe
+== 2007-2024 ==
 The national chain Costa Coffee opened a branch here in 2007, occupying 141-145 Cowley Road. It was the first in a wave of coffee shops opening on Cowley Road which replaced old shops around this time, and was seen as an ominous sign by some local residents.
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 [[File:141CowleyRoad2016carnivalByKamyarAdl.jpg|frame|Cowley Road Carnival 2016: Revellers enjoy the view from the roof. Photo by Kamyar Adl on Flickr.]]
+It was the local branch of 'Barclays Bank' from 1932 until the early 2000s. After Barclays closed it was the Save the Children offices. It was once the home of Samuel Grafton, sculptor.<ref>See photo in Cowley and East Oxford past & Present by Malcolm Graham & another</ref>
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 == Before then? ==
-It was the local branch of 'Barclays Bank' from 1932 until the early 2000s
 Cowleyroad.org is a DIY community history - help us write it!
 Do you know more about this business, or remember what was at this address before? Do you have any old photographs or memories to share? Please add them. Here is a [[How_to_contribute|how-to guide]].