Advantages: A reasonable local shopping centre, nice surroundings, with quite a few 'cheap' and bargain shops. Disadvantages: Not a great deal of choice and no men's wear at all.
Templars Square started life as Cowley Centre in the 70’s. It was built to serve the needs of the large housing estates in the Cowley area to the East of Oxford. Although modern at the time it was a badly designed heap of concrete which included a rather horrid wind tunnel. A few years ago the centre was given a much-needed facelift. The central area was enclosed, a nice floor was laid and it was miraculously turned into what is now a typical ... ...The only reason I visit Templars Square is because it houses Oxford’s only Woolworth’s and, as everyone knows, Woolies is always good for a bargain and is usually brilliant for sweets and Christmas stuff. But this is only a small ‘local’ Woolies and on my last visit I was disappointed to find that almost half the store was dedicated to music, videos and games with kid’s stuff taking the bulk of the rest.
In spite of ...
Freespirit 29.01.2001
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Advantages: Easy to get around and disabled facilities even loos Disadvantages: need more shops like this please
Templars square, at cowley oxford is a well laid out centre.This neat area is clean and easy to get around with a lift, toilets and a reasonable amount of quality shops.
You have a shopmobility store and helpful people if you need assistance and can hire out the wheelchairs free so you can do your shopping even electric scooters.They also see to first aid here if ever needed and are swift to help. You do not have to have a perminant disability to ... ...return all items.
This year Templars square has become more of a bargain area as some very nice discounted stores have opened selling, shoes,diy items, deodrants and generally something for most people. This combined with supermarkets,clothing stores,wh smiths and woolworths makes shopping in this area quite good and it is is all covered.The post office is here to and recently have been installing a cashpoint machine.
They have building societies ...
linda01865 27.11.2000
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