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In June 1879, George Claridge Druce (also a noted botanist and later mayor of the city) moved to Oxford and set up a chemist's shop, Druce & Co., at 118 High Street. This continued until his death 1932. The Old Bank Hotel was the first new hotel for 135 years in the centre of Oxford.
From 1889 to 1974 the city of Oxford was a county borough, independent from the county council. [25] Oxford City Council meets at the Town Hall on the street called St Aldate's in the city centre. The current building was completed in 1897, on a site which had been occupied by Oxford's guildhall since the 13th century. [26]
According to Oxford City Council, "the £500 million redevelopment of the Westgate Centre is a key part of the regeneration of Oxford city centre, creating high quality buildings designed by world-class architects and providing more than 3,400 new full-time equivalent jobs." [15] [16] The new centre reopened on 24 October 2017. [17]
Halfway along on the north side is an entrance to the Clarendon Centre, a shopping centre. At the western end is Bonn Square, named after the German city of Bonn with which Oxford is twinned, and the Westgate Oxford shopping centre, where the old city gate to the west used to be located. New Inn Hall Street leads north from
Corner Club closed in December 2009 after failing to agree a new lease with the building owner; Oxford City Council. [10] From 2011, 16-17 was occupied by the Hub, a centre for Oxford student volunteers, and the Turl Street Kitchen. [13] Profits from Turl Street Kitchen funded the Hub, located in the rooms above the restaurant.
A 3D map of Oxford Town Hall, as part of an exhibit within the Museum of Oxford. Oxford City Police moved to a new police station further down St Aldate's in 1936 and the central public library moved to new facilities at Westgate Centre in Queen Street which were completed in 1972. [7]
Summertown in North Oxford is a suburb of Oxford, England. Summertown is a one-mile square residential area, north of St Giles, the boulevard leading out of Oxford's city centre. Summertown is home to several independent schools and the city's most expensive houses. [1] On both sides of Banbury Road are Summertown's popular shops.