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title: The pioneering coffee house serving since 1645
url: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly1y3mv40ro
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date: 2026-04-21
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☕️ **[The pioneering coffee house serving since 1645.](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly1y3mv40ro)** “In Oxford, ‘runners’ would go from coffee house to coffee house, picking up all the best news and delivering it back to customers. ‘You’re talking human wifi,’ said Garner.” Le sigh.

[*BBC*](https://www.bbc.com/) ∙ Article