Shop changes in Cornmarket in 25 years
In 1976 Cornmarket had six shoe shops; in 2008 it has seven mobile phone shops.
The original intention was to show the changes over the 25 years from 1973 to 2008, but there have been so many more changes since then that a third column has been added on the right showing the occupants today.
The only businesses that have stayed the same from 1973 to 2018 were Boots the Chemist, W.H. Smith, Boswells, Austin Reed, and Barclays, Natwest, and HSBC (Midland) Banks. Since 2018 two of the latter have also closed (Austin Reed and the NatWest Bank).
East side: Carfax to Broad Street |
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| No. | 1973 | 2008 | Today |
| 1 | Incorporated into Lloyds Bank in High Street |
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| 2 | Watches of Switzerland |
Pret à Manger |
Pret à Manger |
| 3 | J. Lyon & Co., caterers |
Republic clothes |
Vodafone |
| 4 | Freeman, Hardy & Willis, shoe dealers |
David Clulow opticians |
Vacant |
| 5 | Golden Cross Restaurant |
Pizza Express |
Pizza Express |
| 6 | Vacant |
West Cornwall Pasty Co |
Kiehl's |
| 7 | Vacant |
Argenteus jewellery/Starbucks |
Change Money/Vacant |
| 8 | Boots the Chemist Ltd |
Boots the Chemist Ltd |
Boots the Chemist Ltd |
| 9–10 | H. Samuel Ltd, jewellers |
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| 11–12 | Noel Fashions Ltd, gowns |
Vodafone |
Wasabi |
| MARKET STREET | |||
| 13–19 | Marks & Spencer Ltd |
Carphone Warehouse |
Being rebuilt |
Fat Face Clothes |
Being rebuilt |
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Zavvi music |
Being rebuilt |
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| 20 | Next |
Being rebuilt |
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| 21 | Milward & Sons Ltd, shoe retailers |
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| 22 | W. H. Smith & Son |
W. H. Smith & Son |
W. H. Smith & Son |
| 23 | Ramsey & Muspratt, photographers |
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| 24–25 | Kardomah Ltd restaurant |
Burger King |
Vacant |
| 26–27 | Zacharias & Co., outfitters |
Pret à Manger |
Pret à Manger |
| 28 | Speedwell Cleaning Co Ltd |
Mobile Phones Direct |
Laird Hatters |
| SHIP STREET | |||
| — | St Michael’s Church | ||
| 29 | Number lost: shop adjoining north side of the church demolished in early 1900s |
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| 30 | G. C. Bateman, optician |
Lune Bleu |
British Heritage Souvenirs |
| 31 | Oxford Drug Company Ltd |
Oxford Drug Company Ltd |
Vacant |
West side: Broad Street to Carfax |
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| 32 | National Westminster Bank |
NatWest Bank PLC |
Vacant |
| 33–34 | Manfield & Sons Ltd, bootmakers |
Free Spirit clothes |
Pandora |
| 35 | Wimpy Bar |
KFC |
KFC |
| 36 | Martin Ford Ltd fashions |
The Works remainder books |
Itsu |
| 37 | Royal Insurance Group |
Virgin Media |
The Oxford Souvenir Shop |
| ST MICHAEL STREET | |||
| 38 | Austin Reed Ltd |
Austin Reed Ltd |
The Plough |
| 39 | Finlays Ltd, tobacconists |
Timpson shoe repairs |
Timpson shoe repairs |
| 40 | F. Blagrove & Co, ophthalmic optician |
Snappy Snaps |
Snappy Snaps |
| 41–42 | A. L. Salisbury Ltd, leather goods |
Orange mobile phones |
American Candy |
| 43–44 | Dolcis Shoe Company |
HMV |
NatWest Bank |
| 45–46 | Gordon Thoday Fabrics |
Leon |
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| 47 | Etam Ltd, ladies outfitters |
3 Store mobile phones |
Oxford Gift Shop |
| 48 | Harry Fenton Ltd, menswear |
Thornton’s chocolate |
House of Wonders |
| 49–50 | Van Allen Ltd, gowns |
Clarks Shoes |
Clarks Shoes |
| 51 | Ratners Jewellers Ltd |
Lush cosmetics |
Vacant |
| FREWIN COURT | |||
| 52–53 | F.W. Woolworth & Co Ltd |
Clarendon House Gap clothes Entrance to the Clarendon Centre H. Samuel |
Clarendon House Vacant Entrance to the Clarendon Centre Tortilla |
| 54 | Barclays Bank |
Barclays Bank |
Barclays Bank |
| 55 | Littlewood’s |
Champion Recruitment |
Champion Recruitment |
| 56 | Phones 4U |
EE mobile phones |
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| 57 | McDonald’s restaurant |
McDonald’s restaurant |
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| 58 | Buckell & Ballard, chartered surveyors |
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| CROWN YARD (with Crown Inn at 59A) | |||
| 59–61 | Burton Montague Ltd, tailors |
Moss Bros (to 2018) |
Greggs |
| 62–65 | Midland Bank Ltd |
HSBC Bank |
HSBC Bank |