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@oxpoleon
Mark,
I posted in the other thread but I figure you'll probably see this here faster. I might be able to help you here.
Firstly, have you tried the Broken Spoke? They often have nice 70s and 80s steel bikes- there was a nice Mercier hanging up in there for ages, and I've seen other nice bikes from time to time. If a comparable bicycle is what you're after, they're probably your first port of call.
After that, I'd say, try the Daily Info's bike page, occasionally there are bargains.
If you can wait a few weeks, it's worth befriending some Oxford students (assuming you aren't one already) and going to some college bicycle auctions, which usually take place towards the end of this term. They sell off bikes left by leaving students- I've seen decent bikes go for silly money in them before, as most people just don't know the value of what they're buying. Although sometimes, things have been left for a reason.
Honestly though, you're going to struggle to find something fitting that description in Oxford right now- it's the first half of the first term of the academic year, so the price of bicycles is heavily inflated to make the most of the new freshers who need a bike and don't know much about them, so are easy for sellers to rip off.
(As an addendum, I have a rather nice, albeit quite heavy, three speed with drop bars that might shortly become surplus to requirements, let me know if this takes your fancy.)