Cornmarket pubs

Cornmarket: Nineteenth-century inns/hotels and pubs

Three of Oxford’s main coaching inns – the Golden Cross, the Clarendon (formerly the Star) and the Roebuck – were in Cornmarket, and in the nineteenth century the street had in addition twelve pubs. Below is a complete list, with landlords where known. Only the Crown survives as a pub.

Cornmarket inns and pubs listed in directories, 1794–present
Present No	Name of pub	Present building on the site
East side (south to north)
1	Jolly Farmers later renamed Original Jolly Farmers	Site of part of Lloyds Bank
5	Golden Cross Inn (later Golden Cross Hotel), aka Cross Inn	Pizza Express
8–10	The Roebuck (including the former Little Cross Inn at No. 9)	Boots the Chemist
18	Bell Inn	Northgate House (Jesus College)
20	Star & Garter Star & Garter (The Tunnel) by 1911 Tunnel Hotel by 1932
21	White Hart Inn (formerly White Hart & Greyhound)
25A later 25	Anchor Inn (Queen’s Arms in 1841 only) Blue Anchor by 1880	In the yard behind the former Nos. 24 & 25 Cornmarket. Demolished by 1911
West side (north to south)
33 Formerly 32 or 32A	Three Goats George Hotel from 1853	On site of the former NatWest Bank building
36	Granby’s Head (1794) Marquis of Granby (1842, 1871) Leopold Arms (by 1880) North Gate Tavern (by 1911)	Itsu
38	Plough	Reopened as The Plough in 2019
41	Blue Lion	North half of American Candy
52	The Star to 1863 Clarendon Hotel from 1863	Site of Clarendon Centre
58A later 59A	The Crown The only surviving pub	The Crown (behind No. 59 Cornmarket, with entrance between Nos. 58 and 59) This was built from the stables of the Crown Inn at 59, 60 & 61 Cornmarket Street.
59–61	The Crown Inn (by 1669 to 1830s)	Greggs
61	The Wellington (1830s to 1870s)	Opened in part of the former Crown Inn which next to the site of the bank (part of former Moss Bros site)
63	Sun Vaults	Now part of HSBC Bank at 62–65

Cornmarket: Nineteenth-century inns/hotels and pubs

Cornmarket inns and pubs listed in directories, 1794–present