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Date of photo: 2016	Picture source: T C
The Northgate Tavern was situated at 36 Cornmarket Street.  This pub closed in 1971, it was originally known as The Granbys Head, then The Marquis Of Granby and The Leopold Arms. It has now been converted to commercial use.
I worked at The Northgate during 3 summer holidays in the late 1960’s. Landlord was Richard Farrell, a hugely popular Irishman. The pub was extremely busy being popular with visiting summer school students from all over the world at lunchtimes and locals in the evening. It was the home of the Northgate Militia, a motley collection of regulars who annually commemorated the relief of the City of Oxford (sometime in the distant past) with a flag ceremony and march to the river for a days cruise. It was really just an excuse for a booze up. Richard Farrell moved to London when Ind Coope closed the pub.
Mike Campbell (February 2019)
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