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The High in 1922 from Carfax Tower


View from Carfax Tower

This postcard was published by F. Frith & Co. in 1922/3, although the photograph itself may be earlier. It is later than 1912, when the hatter Margetts moved into 2 Cornmarket Street.

Lloyds Bank is on the corner of Carfax on the left, and Wyatt & Sons, drapers and milliners, on the right, in a building demolished in the 1930s.

Further east are the spires of All Saints’ Church and St Mary the Virgin Church. with the Radcliffe Camera on the left..

The photograph below shows the High Street from Carfax Tower on 23 April 2026:

The High from Carfax Tower in 2026

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©Stephanie Jenkins

Last updated: 24 April, 2026

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