1852 Map of Oxford by Joseph Lowry
Covered Market Blog
With the on-going scandal of horse meat in burgers and ready meal products from supermarkets many people are turning to their local butchers for meat. In fact smaller firms are witnessing a surge in demand for locally-sourced food.
The Covered Market will be holding a Carol Service in the main square of the market on the 17th December at 12.30.
The Covered Market is one of the gems of Oxford city centre, but you could easily walk past and not know it was there, as the existing signs are inadequate.
With Christmas now only 52 days away its time to get into the festive spirit! This year the Tenants at The Covered Market have agreed to work alongside JACK FM Oxfordshire to help collect Christmas presents for Oxford Children’s Hospital.
We have over 50 independent stores in the covered market and some of our traders are facing an increase in rent prices resulting in them paying more then 60% of what they do now!
We are proud to announce that we have just been awarded a Certificate of Excellence from Trip Advisor.
The Heritage Lottery project began, as do others, with a simple conversation between two people in a coffee shop in Oxford.
Today's Business
Thena of Oxford is owned by Ratana Brooker selling smart casual and formal clothes which are the envy of any high street chain or designer store offering individual pieces at very reasonable prices.
Oxford Mileways Act of 1771 - this Act was primarily concerned with making the city's main roads" more safe and commodious for traffic"...
