A coffee shop chain has opened up a new branch at a train station in north Oxfordshire.

Centenary Lounge, an award-winning cafe-tearoom company, opened its latest shop at Bicester North Train Station today (Monday, August 7).

The shop was set to open on Saturday, August 5, but was delayed.

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Centenary Lounge opened its first cafe in 2009 at Birmingham Moor Street, on the centennial anniversary of the station’s opening by the Great Western Railway (GWR), which is why it took the name ‘Centenary Lounge’.

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In 2012, the company expanded its offering with a refreshment stand at Birmingham’s Snow Hill Station based on a 1920’s Empire Fruit Stall.

Centenary Lounge Worcester opened in early 2019 spread across two floors of a Grade II listed Georgian building.

 

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This story was written by Matthew Norman, he joined the team in 2022 as a Facebook community reporter.

Matthew covers Bicester and focuses on finding stories from diverse communities.

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