Nos. 9–10: Oxford Campus Stores
Nos. 9 & 10 Broad Street must have originally been two very narrow houses, but in 1863 they were extensively altered by William Wilkinson. A new storey was added, as well as a new red-brick and timber-framed front.
The first occupant of this revamped shop was Joseph Thornton, who started his well-known bookshop here before moving next door in 1870.
In 1874 the premises were enlarged by Frederick Codd to accommodate the famous photographer Henry Taunt: new waiting and dressing rooms, mounting rooms, and a gallery were built at a cost to Taunt of £1,000 (see Oxford University Herald, 24 October 1863)
Henry Taunt leased this shop from Alderman Carr from 1874 to 1894, and also ran a picture-framing manufactory in Boxall’s Yard behind this shop. The 1881 census shows him living upstairs with his wife Miriam: he is described as an employer of eleven men, four women, and two boys. The drawing below, taken from a Taunt advertisement, shows what the shop looked like around that time.
At the end of 1894 Taunt’s lease ran out and he was forced to leave these premises: he moved to the High Street.
From 1962 to 1996 this was Howes Model Shop
Pictures from English Heritage:
The area behind the present Nos. 7, 8, and 9 was a market garden from at least 1830 to 1846, belonging to the nurseryman T. Fairbairn.
| Occupants of 9 and 10 Broad Street listed in directories | ||
| 1866–1869 | Joseph Thornton, Secondhand book dealer |
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| 1871–1872 | Last & Castell, Milliners |
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| 1875–1894 | Henry Taunt, Photographers, carvers, & gilders |
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| 1896–1906 | Coxeter & Sons Ltd, Cycle makers: Makers of the Abingdon cycle |
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| 1907–1917 | Edwin C. Armstead, Cycle maker |
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| 1918–1939 | Layton & Son, Cycle agents |
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| 1941–1960 | Howes Cycles Ltd |
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| 1962–c.1996 | Howes Model Shop |
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| c.1996–present | Oxford Campus Stores |
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