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Currys went public in 1927 when his four sons merged The Louth Bicycle Company, and the loose confederation of shops which the sons had run since their father's retirement in 1909, with the Nottingham-based Campion Cycle Company. [2] An old sign for a Currys store in Cowley Road, Oxford, possibly dating from 1934.
Two colourful Cowley Road shops A scene from Cowley Road Carnival Saints Mary and John parish church, built in 1883 [1] Cowley Road Methodist Church, built in 1903 [2]. Cowley Road is an arterial road in the city of Oxford, England, running southeast from near the city centre at The Plain near Magdalen Bridge, through the inner city area of East Oxford, and towards the industrial suburb of Cowley.
A shopping centre in central Cowley was first proposed in the late 1950s. By 1959, the proposal had received strong endorsement from Oxford City Council, and an embargo on new shopping developments along the nearby Cowley Road was enforced. The development was opposed by William Beveridge, who felt that Cowley was the wrong location for the ...
The original village of Cowley became known as "Church Cowley" in the 12th century to differentiate it from Temple Cowley, located to the east. [1] In c.1250, the spelling was "Chirche Couele" and in 1316 "Church Couele", then "Churchcovell". The road was created between Church Cowley and Iffley Turn in 1853.
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In 1984 Dixons acquired Currys, a retail chain with 570 shops selling electrical and other household goods; Currys retained its separate brand identity. [7]In February 1993, Dixons bought Vision Technology Group (VTG), operating under the PC World brand at Croydon, Lakeside Shopping Centre, Brentford and Staples Corner. [8]
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