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Irish-themed "Rosie O'Gradys". Patrons of its heyday will reminisce about Irish folk music replete with strings and wind. Further change was afoot two years later in 1998 as
Morrells faced a fractious breakup. Lion Brewery was closed and redeveloped as luxury apartments and the various other parts of the enterprise went in different directions. Rosie O'Grady's and the nearby Wychwood Brewery in Witney were a part of the "Refresh" portfolio eventually acquired by Marstons in 2008.
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portfolio for most its life, with beer brewed at the nearby Lion
Brewery. The decline of the publican industry since the 1990s though, saw not only the Queen's Arms change, but also its brewery. In 1996, responding to the need to move with the times, the Queen's Arms was relaunched as the
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meeting house in a plaque to the southwest of the pub. Originally constructed in the early 19th century, the
Lighthouse now stands on the former site of this meeting house after it was destroyed in the nationwide
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in 1892 and also lay the foundation stone of the Town Hall the following year. The senior
William Lucas died in 1866 (buried in nearby St Thomas Church) leaving his widow Mary to run the Queen's Arms.
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Mr James Knox to help turn the fortunes of the pub around. He duly delivered a refurbished venue in 2009: "The Duke's Cut" – the name
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