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The Georgian hotel has 43 rooms overlooking Oxford's towers and spires and is air-conditioned. The hotel has a number of 20th-century paintings, including Paddy Summerfield's ‘Handheld’ collection (commissioned for the hotel) and works by Stanley Spencer, Sandra Blow, Craigie Aitchison, Michael Ayrton, Roger Hilton, Harrington Mann, and Henrietta Dubrey.
G&D's was founded in 1992 by two Oxford students, George Stroup and Davis Roberts, who gave their names to the original café in Little Clarendon Street. [ 2 ] G&D's opened a second branch, George and Danver, on the corner of St. Aldates and Pembroke Street in 2001, which make a daily selection of baked goods.
The company made "Oxford Marmalade" famous. 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
This is a list of notable ice cream parlor chains. Ice cream parlors are places that sell ice cream , gelato , sorbet , and/or frozen yogurt to consumers. Ice cream is typically sold as regular ice cream (also called hard-packed ice cream), gelato, and soft serve , which is typically dispensed by a machine with a limited number of flavors (e.g ...
The developer is the Westgate Oxford Alliance, a joint venture between the Crown Estate and Land Securities Group Plc. [13] [14] The new centre has almost 800,000 square feet (74,000 m 2) of retail, restaurant and leisure space including a new John Lewis, a rooftop dining terrace with views across Oxford's skyline, and a five screen Curzon ...
1. Acapulco. Among the best places to visit after Christmas, Acapulco is an affordable beach paradise known for its turquoise water and unforgettable, world-class cuisine.
In 1998 Michael Cannon, owner of the US hamburger chain Fuddruckers, bought Morrell's 132 tied pubs for £48 million through a new company, Morrells of Oxford. [8] [10] In 2002 Cannon sold 107 of the pubs to Greene King for £67 million. [11]
Notable non-residential buildings include the Oxford Hall, Octoraro Hotel, Oxford Station (Borough Hall), Dickey Building, Masonic Building, Fulton Bank Building (1925), Gibson's Store (c. 1832), Orthodox Friends Meeting House, Methodist Church (1885), United Presbyterian Church (1893), and the Oxford Grain & Hay Company granary (1880).