As drinkers wait for the latest lockdown to lift so they can return to their local pub, we look back at some of the hostelries Oxford has lost over the years.
In the past, pubs have been demolished for housing, or converted to other uses.
Now one of the biggest threats is the constant interruption to trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Takeaway pints have been banned in the third national lockdown.
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Under the new government guidelines, hospitality venues like pubs and bars have been forced to stay closed.
The former Carpenters Arms in Botley, now a McDonalds
However, food and non-alcoholic drinks are still able to be sold as takeaway items or through click-and-collect and drive-through until 11pm.
The new guidance says that all food and drink - including alcohol - is allowed to be delivered.
One of the pubs we have pictured is the former Apollo in St Aldate's, which still features the Morland Brewery plaque.
The former Apollo pub
According to closedpubs.co.uk, which documents lost pubs, it was a lively place to be before it closed in 1993.
One contributor wrote: "The Apollo was a very lively gay pub which closed in around 1993 I think.
"I remember it as full of characters such as the landlord, Derek who often put on drag shows, swinging from a trapeze from the ceiling or arriving in front of the pub bedecked in feather boas on the bonnet of a customers Rolls Royce; all this right in front of the police station.
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"Derek's mother also lived above the pub as I remember. The Apollo had a great community vibe and some weekends I remember motorcades of customers driving to The Greyhound club in Slough after closing, only if there was no lock-in in a little room behind the bar."
Inside The Apollo
In 2012, The Cavalier pub in Marston was demolished.
The pub, in Copse Lane was opened in 1956 but was demolished to make way for student flats after standing empty for four years.
It was the first pub to open in the city after the Second World War.
The pub closed in 2008 despite an appeal for support from the landlord, Brian Minns.
A sign was put outside the pub saying: “Pub or flats, your choice – support your local.”
Mr Minns, who is now a driving instructor, said at the time: “The local population didn’t use it so they lost it, and that was it.
“To me it is just a building of bricks and mortar.
“I was landlord of The Cavalier for five years and I have fond memories of it.
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"There are some nice people there, but they cannot go out every night.”
The Cock and Camel pub off George Street became Jamie's Italian restaurant in 2008 but the restaurant has closed and the building remains shut.
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