One of Oxford’s most historic pubs the Lamb & Flag is to reopen after closing due to the pandemic but other much-loved hostelries have gone for good over the years.

The Lamb & Flag in St Giles closed earlier this year due to coronavirus lockdowns but has been taken over by a community group and is expected to reopen in February.

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Here we look at photos of some pubs drinkers have lost.

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The Marlborough House, off Abingdon Road, was a popular neighbourhood pub with a cosy feel to it and a warm welcome from the bar staff.

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The pub closed its doors for good in 2008 but back in October 1980 landlord Andy Sheldon made the news after pinning 400 boxes of matches to the walls.

The pub increased the price of a box from 3p to 4p leading to one regular coming in with a 3p box from elsewhere and dropping it on the bar when he had a pint.

Mr Sheldon decided to pin the boxes above the bar and soon dozens of customers were doing the same.

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Dozens of pubs have closed in recent years, including The Duke of Edinburgh in St Clements, Far From The Madding Crowd in Friars Entry and the Honey Pot in Hollybush Row.

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It was a sad day for drinkers when The Cavalier in Copse Lane, Marston, was demolished in 2012. It had shut a few years earlier.

While the Lamb & Flag is to reopen, renovation work continues at the Eagle and Child on the other side of St Giles and it is expected to remain closed for a further two years.

And The Mitre in High Street also appears to have been shut for good.

The Cock and Camel in George Street closed in 2008 and became a Jamie's Italian restaurant but this has now shut.

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