Posted on 01/27/2021 10:56:22 AM PST by mylife
A historic pub in the centre of Oxford that has served students, scholars and literary greats for over 450 years is to close.
The Lamb and Flag, once frequented by the likes of Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien and his friend C.S. Lewis, who wrote The Chronicles of Narnia, has suffered a disastrous loss of revenues since the start of the pandemic.
It first opened in 1566 and moved to its present location on St Giles, a broad thoroughfare in the city centre, in 1613. It is owned by St John’s College, one of 45 colleges and private halls that make up the University of Oxford.
“The Lamb and Flag, like many other businesses in the hospitality industry, has been hard hit by the pandemic,” said Steve Elston, deputy bursar of St John’s, in a statement announcing the pub would close on Jan. 31.
“The trading figures of the last 12 months have meant that the pub is not currently financially viable.”
(Excerpt) Read more at standard.co.uk ...
Very sad.
The building isn’t going anywhere. Can’t they mothball it until things get back to normal?
That’s what I thought, too.
Thanks, globalist elite libtards.
The building isn’t going anywhere. Can’t they mothball it until things get back to normal?
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Yes. Someone could buy it out, and pay for the name rights too.
But I suspect that this is an PR attempt to raise money. I didn’t look but I’m guessing that if there isn’t a gofundme now, there will be one in 5...4...3...
sell old mugs and pint glasses (w/ pub logo etched in) on the net.
the books have plenty of fans that would love an authentic piece of swag
We are not made of as stern stuff as they were back then.
We have no courage left.
It’s how you can tell if a civilization is dying.
Someone with an Inkling...
Barliman Butterbur is greatly saddened
And where will Bob and Nob work now?
The reason American bars have loud horrible music is studies show people having conversations drink LESS - cutting into profits.
Similar to restaurants happy with the 'no smoking' rules of the 80's because smoker tables don't turn over as fast...
And last, in the 60's some grocery stores came up with the idea of playing offensive music to stop lingering. It was 'build larger stores or move the people out quicker'... luckily that one didn't last.
Oddly, the one little tavern that is still open around here has a curtain, they used to secure the jukebox when dinner is served.
Appears to be so.
There are lines of Chinese “investors” ready to snatch up all these bargains.
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