Banbury is a historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire (Image: Google Maps)
A long-standing independent business in Oxfordshire, which became a fixture of Banbury’s town centre for 143 years, has entered liquidation, marking the ‘end of an era’ for the local community. Blinkhorns, a family-run shop selling home audio-visual equipment, officially closed its doors in February. The business, which first opened in 1883 as a photography shop, evolved over the decades to offer televisions, sound systems, and other home entertainment technology.
For four generations, the Blinkhorn family managed the shop, making it one of the oldest continuously operating businesses in the town. According to the London Gazette, the UK’s…