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College buys city wharf for fresh development
The city's derelict Jericho Wharf site has been sold to an Oxford University College with promises to finally develop the site
Published by Oxford Times on July 30, 2026 , writer Matt Simpson
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Breakthrough—as Jericho Wharf is bought by Worcester College 
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We have to crack on 
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