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City Church, Oxford

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St Michael Northgate Oxford 20040124
St Michael Northgate Oxford 20040124

The City Church in Oxford, England, is where the mayor and corporation (local government officials) are expected to worship. There have been three churches designated the City Church in Oxford, first established around 1122: St Martin's Church, Carfax (c. 1122–1896), demolished apart from the tower All Saints Church, High Street (1896–1971), deconsecrated and now the library of Lincoln College St Michael at the North Gate, Cornmarket (1971 onwards), the present City Church

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City Church, Oxford
Cornmarket Street, Oxford City Centre

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Zacharias and Co.
Zacharias and Co.

Zacharias and Co. (colloquially known as "Zac's") was a waterproof clothing manufacturing firm and retailer based at 26–27 Cornmarket Street Oxford, England.Abraham Zacharias was a silversmith, jeweller, and watchmaker/clockmaker at 2 Cornmarket and 95 High Street in Oxford. He bought 27 Cornmarket and operated a china and glass warehouse here. Later, by 1880, Abraham Zacharias' son Joel Zacharias was in charge of the business. He married Rebecca Fankenstein from Manchester on 16 August 1882. By 1884, Joel Zacharias was selling waterproof clothing on the Oxford site. He also ran a branch in Manchester. In the late 1880s, Joel Zacharias expanded the business into 26 Cornmarket next door to the south. The two shops have been combined into a single premises one since this time. By around 1896 Joel Zacharias stopped selling china and glass to concentrate on the waterproof clothing business for which Zacharias and Co. became well-known. Joel Zacharias died in 1905 and the business was taken over by Henry Osborn King of Wolvercote. Henry King's son Cecil King later inherited the business. The original name Zacharias was retained until the business finally closed in 1983. The slogan "Zac's for Macs" was used by the business.The site of 26–27 Cornmarket Street subsequently housed a Laura Ashley shop. The building dates from the 15th century. It was completely dismantled and reconstructed closer to its original form. The building is owned by Jesus College, Oxford. The site now houses a Pret a Manger sandwich shop.

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Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford

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Northgate Hall
Northgate Hall

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