21 Jan, 2021
2021-1-21 8:12:43 PM UTC
The pub in St Giles, popular with students and real ale drinkers has existed since 1566, and switched to its current site in 1613.
The Lamb & Flag (Oxford) Limited, a company owned by St John’s College, which operates the pub, has announced that ‘after careful consideration, the company will close and cease operations on January 31.'
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/1902 ... -flag-pub-st-giles-close/
21 Jan, 2021
2021-1-21 8:23:47 PM UTC
I'm sad that I was not able to make it across the pond to see it.
The pandemic claims another
21 Jan, 2021
2021-1-21 8:29:09 PM UTC
Oh
I went twice to the Eagle and Child in a hurry because I was late to catch a train thinking "next time I'll go to the Lamb and Flag as well :( I'm sad.
24 Jan, 2021
2021-1-24 7:37:56 PM UTC
"(.......) The pub will remain in the college’s ownership and the focus now is to work to look beyond the present situation and ensure the pub’s long-term future is secured.”
Seem to me like it will open after the pandemic again under new management.
29 Jan, 2021
2021-1-29 6:51:15 PM UTC
I have heard that the college does hope to re-open it when circumstances allow for increased business to cover the costs. The college, as a charity, could not operate the pub at a loss and so had to close it while patronage is obviously so depressed.
29 Jan, 2021
2021-1-29 7:37:26 PM UTC
Oh that's comforting to know that - if I understand this properly - that this is a temporary closure
13 Feb, 2021
2021-2-13 9:34:10 AM UTC
A historic pub, which closed after more than 400 years, could be named an Asset of Community Value (ACV), the Oxford Liberal Democrats have said.
The Lamb & Flag, once frequented by authors JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, and Thomas Hardy, closed in January.
The Lib Dems said if it was an ACV the community could purchase it and prevent it from being demolished.
But Oxford University's St John's College, which runs the pub, said it remained "optimistic" about its future.
The Lamb & Flag opened on St Giles in 1613, but its owners said it was "hard hit by the pandemic" in 2020.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-56026057
13 Feb, 2021
2021-2-13 12:19:47 PM UTC
Trotter wrote:
The Lib Dems said if it was an ACV the community could purchase it and prevent it from being demolished.
And in an entirely fictitious statement the leader of the Lib Dems said that "we have a unique opportunity to save the building from being owned by anybody else or being knocked down. Donate to our non-religious religious centered thingy (scheme) to save Tolkien's pub".
Seems an Oxford thing is to exagerate about planning and building regs in general. The article continues to say:
The Lib Dems said if a "long-term commercial solution" was not found, a community group could buy it to ensure planning permission was needed for any change of use or demolition.
Is Julia Golding a Lib Dem? Just wondering...
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