Northgate Tavern, 36 Cornmarket, Oxford, Oxfordshire

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This pub was established by 1794 as the Marquis of Granby. In around 1880 the name changed to the Leopold Arms and after 1907 it changed again to the Northgate Tavern at a time when half of the premises was sold off. The pub closed in 1971 and is now in retail use. **

Northgate Tavern, 36 Cornmarket, Oxford - in November 2011

Northgate Tavern, 36 Cornmarket, Oxford - in November 2011

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The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1794/Granby Head/Tho. Peake / Victualler /../../Universal Directory of Britain 1794-95 **

1839/Marquis of Granby/R Castle/../../../Robson’s Commercial Directory **

1842/Marquis of Granby/John Brightwell/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1844/Marquis of Granby/John Brightwell/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1846/Marquis of Granby/John Brightwell/../../../Hunt’s Directory **

1847/J Brightwell/../../../Post Office Directory

1852/Marquis of Granby/Fred. Lipscomb/../../../Gardner’s Directory **

1854/Marquis of Granby/James Marks/../../../Post Office Directory **

1863/Thomas Goodger/../../../Dutton, Allen & Co Directory

1864/T Goodger/../../../Post Office Directory

1869/J. Lee/../../../Post Office Directory

1876/Marquis of Granby/Richard Tymms/../../../Harrod & Co’s Directory **

1881/Charles Lovelock/Inn Keeper/49/Wallingford, Berkshire/Census
1881/Emma Lovelock/Wife/47/Abingdon, Berkshire/Census
1881/Mary Lovelock/Daughter/22/Wallingford, Berkshire/Census
1881/Juley Lovelock/Daughter/11 months/Watlington, Oxford/Census
1881/Elizabeth Nutt/Cook/59/Tetsworth, Oxford/Census

1891/Charles Spier/Licensed Victualler/35/Abingdon, Berkshire/Census
1891/Mary Ann Spier/Wife/35/Kilred Co Derry, Ireland/Census
1891/Edith Mary Spier/Daughter/6/Oxford, Oxfordshire/Census

1895/Leopold Arms/Hy, Taylor/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Oxfordshire **

1907/Leopold Arms/Wm. Sewell/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Oxfordshire **

1911/Northgate/George Richard Boreham/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Oxfordshire **

1939/P W Chapman/../../../Kellys Directory



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