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First Shops at Reynolds Way

The shops at Reynolds Way were first recorded in the 1965 Abingdon Directory, and at that time, not all the units were taken.

The first shops were P. Holmes & Son, Bakers and Confectioners, their third shop.

Peta Ladies Hairdresser

Cottrells, butchers. Their 5th shop.

At 13/15,  Wattes (Provisions Stores).

By 1969 only P Holmes & Son was still there:
1, Durham (Fish Fryer)
3, Arnold and Son
5, P Holmes & Son (Baker & Confectioner)
7, Lowe (Ladies’ Hairdresser)
9, Wiblin (Butcher)
11, West S. Helen’s Fruiterers
13/15 Lapwoods (Provisions Stores)