pubs

Here slightly earlier than usual is my weekly round-up of news for the week 6 – 12 June.
Starting with commercial news, the Quarry Gate pub on Wharton Road was put on the market at an asking price of £899,000. Cartridge World on the London Road closed down (first reported by @nikkiloymusic). Local agents @scottfraseruk won Gold in the Best UK Small Agency category at The Sunday Times Letting Agency of the Year Awards, and Tesco won its appeal and will open a shop on the former Friar pub site in Marston.

The first of the drop-in sessions running as part of the consultation process for the proposed Barton West development took place on Thursday. @TheOxfordMail reported. The next session is on Monday 13 June at 4:30-7pm in the Northway Community Centre.

The Barton development was discussed on Radio Oxford on Sunday morning. Also in the programme presenter Bill Heine interviewed the Vice-Chancellor of Brookes about relations between the University and the local community.

The City Council announced that land at Hill View Farm, Old Marston, was one of four sites being considered for a new cemetery. Embarrassingly for them it was the wrong farm. The correct site is at the adjacent Almonds Farm, where the Council owns land. Discussion(s) on the e-dem forum (see below).

Active topics this week on Headington & Marston e-democracy forum:

London-Paris Bike Ride; Training and Fundraising Update (and a Big Thank You)
Burial Grounds
New burial ground in Old Marston?
Tesco appeal on The Friar Site
The Chequers
Headington on local radio this morning

I try to cover news from the OX3 postcode in Headington and out as far as Barton, Sandhills and Risinghurst (see map). To feed into next week’s summary you can comment on this article, or tweet either with the hashtag #ox3 or @mentioning @TonyOX3.

There’s a pub for sale in Headington. I guessed it might be the White Horse on the London Road, but local tweeters have suggested the Quarry Gate, Britannia, and Royal Standard. So as a service to the community I’ve summarised all the information on the sale advertisement (it appears on at least 2 websites) for you to tick off the features. Which pub gives the best fit (allowing for the agents’ hyperbole)?

	WH	QG	Brit	RS
Freehold and free of tie
current owners since 2000
detached and situated on a large corner plot
ample parking directly outside the premises
just off a main arterial road which leads to London and the motorway
well populated residential area surrounding the property
completely renovated to a high standard

traditional local pub
used mostly by local residents
5 darts teams, 2 pool teams, and 2 football teams
good selection of English food
only 10% of total trade is food
employs 2 part time staff

lobby to the front
main L-shaped bar area can accommodate up to 100 clients
2 darts areas and a pool room			X	X
through bar to restaurant area which has 30 covers
first floor is a 3 bedroom owner’s accommodation with lounge, separate kitchen and bathroom
To the front a large patio area and a decked front for smokers
outside seating
rear beer garden.

Original advertisement here. Go for it!

TonyOX3

Headington Headlines #16

Headington pub for sale