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February 2017

2014-2017

The Excelsior stood empty from 2014 while it was completely refurbished. The iconic shopfront was completely destroyed and replaced with metal shutters.

1961-2014

The Excelsior 'greasy spoon' cafe was a Cowley Road institution which closed in 2014, as reported by the Oxford Mail.

Legendary proprietor Costas photographed in the Excelsior in 2005, by Kamyar Adl on Flickr. The original analogue till was just as famous.

2008: A photo of the Excelsior cafe exterior by Ceridwen from geograph.co.uk

Before then?

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