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William Cullen
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 20/05/2021 : 19:56:24
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I was given this photo a few days ago, I have placed it on the Facebook site with some interesting replies, can anyone add anything further
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Cooperman
United Kingdom
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Posted - 20/05/2021 : 20:47:52
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As William Morris ran a taxi service from Longwall Road from 1904, and seeing most of the cars have drivers, were these perhaps his taxis, rather than cars for sale?
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Edited by - Cooperman on 20/05/2021 20:48:28 |
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Ian Grace
USA
661 Posts |
Posted - 21/05/2021 : 00:09:06
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This is William Morris's Longwall garage in 1907. Morris is seated in the car at the extreme right. Below is a wider view version of the same photo. The wooden building, which had been used as the printing works for Jackson’s Oxford Journal, was located at 100 Holywell Street, Oxford, on the corner of Longwall and backing on to the city wall encircling New College gardens. William Morris leased the premises in 1898 to provide additional facilities for the manufacture and repair of bicycles and motor cycles. Soon after Morris had moved into the premises at Longwall, the site was used to garage cars that often belonged to wealthy undergraduates from Oxford University, which included the 48hp Daimler tourer owned by HRH The Prince of Wales. Inevitably Morris became acquainted with the mechanics of these cars such that he was now able to add ‘Motor Repairs a Speciality’, to his function as ‘Sole maker of the celebrated Morris cycles and motor cycles’. The rest is history.
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Ian Bowers
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/05/2021 : 08:03:51
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An ariel view of the site, now. The large red building ,21, is the replacement. The city walls can be seen running below it with the battlements and fortifications still clear.
Ian Bowers
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/05/2021 : 15:20:43
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And the Street View.
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Ian Bowers
United Kingdom
948 Posts |
Posted - 21/05/2021 : 15:50:59
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The building is now New College student accommodation.
Ian Bowers
OD 6791
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Cooperman
United Kingdom
764 Posts |
Posted - 21/05/2021 : 15:54:16
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When it was rebuilt I understand they had to keep the façade.
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William Cullen
United Kingdom
229 Posts |
Posted - 21/05/2021 : 21:37:31
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Thank you all for the fantastic details and photos.
Real piece of MG history.
Did you get this information from a book or two? if so can you let me know which ones.
Thanks again
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Ian Bowers
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/05/2021 : 08:01:22
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William, I can recommend 3 years at Oxford, it helps learn the geography and land marks to return to base after an evening of indulgence!
Ian Bowers
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Edited by - Ian Bowers on 22/05/2021 08:02:12 |
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