ALL smartly dressed and ready to roll.

This was the scene as members of the pub trade prepared to leave by coach for Edinburgh.

We are not certain where the picture was taken, but we assume it was in Oxford because most, if not all, were members of the Oxford and District Licensed Victuallers Women’s Auxiliary League.

The picture come from Jennie Fogden-Strange, of Sandleigh Road, Wootton, near Abingdon, who writes: “I don’t know the date of the trip, but fur was obviously very popular in post-war years!”

We’re not sure how long the party stayed in Scotland, but many were clearly looking forward to a well-deserved break from the daily routine in their pubs.

Mrs Fogden-Strange’s parents, Ted and Myrtle Heath, were licensees of three Oxford pubs at different times – the Plumber’s Arms in Speedwell Street, the Bullingdon Arms (now the Marsh Harrier) in Marsh Road, Cowley, and Exeter Hall in Oxford Road, Cowley.

The first mention of the original Exeter Hall was in 1872 – it was rebuilt in the old pub’s garden in the 1930s – while the Bullingdon Arms dates from 1866, having been converted from a house.

The Plumber’s Arms, which opened in about 1890, had a distinctive sign outside of a fat man in plumber’s overalls holding a blow-lamp.

It also had a parrot which used very strong language!

Can anyone identify any of the Scotland-bound travellers above?