Templars Square is a shopping centre located in Between Towns Road, Cowley, Oxford, England.
By 1959, the proposal had received strong endorsement from Oxford City Council, and an embargo on new shopping developments along the nearby Cowley Road was enforced.
[1] In 1970, the Sainsbury's store at the northern end of the centre was extended, requiring the demolition of a local pub, which was rebuilt around twenty yards away.
This number had decreased from 85 in 2002, partly because of the financial crisis of 2007–2010; one of the largest stores, Woolworth's, closed in December 2009.
In July 2009 the top deck of the car park was temporarily closed after three people died by falling from it.
In December 2010 a proposal was announced to relax the restriction and open a new supermarket at the site, which was opposed by the centre's management.