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28: 138: 182:", written when he found the riverside trees felled. The replacements for these trees, which stretch from Binsey to Godstow, lasted until 2004, when the present replantings began. The Perch was frequented by author 415: 485: 480: 490: 154:, to at least the 17th century. It is said to be haunted by a sailor. The Perch, together with most of the other buildings in Binsey, is owned by 441: 500: 408: 397: 303: 354: 262: 321: 390: 295: 257: 27: 495: 366: 151: 234: 220:
as one of 12 venues which had made the most important contributions to jazz music in the United Kingdom.
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and is noted as one of the first places that he gave public readings of
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The Perch dates back 800 years, and the current building, a
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The Perch at Binsey from the car park, October 2009
20: 208:From 1928 to 1948, the Perch was popular among 367:Ffrench, Andrew, "Perch reopens after blaze", 8: 486:Buildings and structures on the River Thames 97:Red brick w. tile or slate roof (additions) 17: 258:"The Perch Inn (Grade II) (1185191)" 383:Touring C. S. Lewis' Ireland and England 136: 385:, Smyth & Helwys Publishing (1998) 282: 280: 245: 212:students as a venue to hear the latest 348:"Perch may be closed for 18 months", 315:"U-Turn over pub pleases villagers", 7: 381:Bramlett, Percy and Higdon, Ronald, 481:Grade II listed pubs in Oxfordshire 170:The Perch is close to an avenue of 263:National Heritage List for England 14: 491:Jazz clubs in the United Kingdom 26: 73: 290:Cicerone Press Limited (2005) 192:. It was also a favourite of 1: 501:Thatched buildings in England 517: 357:31 January 2009 at Wikiwix 37: 25: 152:Grade II listed building 141:The Perch, January 2017 235:Victoria Arms, Marston 142: 496:Christ Church, Oxford 418:26 April 2010 at the 176:Gerard Manley Hopkins 140: 91:Plastered rubble w. 457:51.76583°N 1.28722°W 324:7 March 2010 at the 218:Brecon Jazz Festival 196:and features in the 166:Literary connections 67:Construction started 453: /  371:, 18 September 2008 204:Historic jazz venue 189:Alice in Wonderland 51:Binsey, Oxfordshire 42:General information 462:51.76583; -1.28722 143: 110:in the village of 398:978-1-57312-191-0 319:, 10 October 2002 304:978-1-85284-436-3 210:Oxford University 126:and close to the 101: 100: 88:Structural system 83:Technical details 508: 468: 467: 465: 464: 463: 458: 454: 451: 450: 449: 446: 422: 411:Evening Standard 406: 400: 379: 373: 364: 358: 345: 339: 334: 328: 317:The Oxford Times 312: 306: 284: 275: 274: 272: 270: 254:Historic England 250: 30: 18: 516: 515: 511: 510: 509: 507: 506: 505: 471: 470: 461: 459: 455: 452: 447: 444: 442: 440: 439: 430: 425: 420:Wayback Machine 413:(3 August 2009) 407: 403: 380: 376: 365: 361: 346: 342: 335: 331: 326:Wayback Machine 313: 309: 288:The Thames Path 285: 278: 268: 266: 252: 251: 247: 243: 226: 206: 198:Inspector Morse 174:made famous by 168: 148: 122:, northwest of 96: 33: 12: 11: 5: 514: 512: 504: 503: 498: 493: 488: 483: 473: 472: 437: 436: 429: 428:External links 426: 424: 423: 401: 374: 359: 352:, 28 June 2007 340: 329: 307: 286:Hatts, Leigh, 276: 244: 242: 239: 238: 237: 232: 225: 222: 205: 202: 180:Binsey Poplars 167: 164: 147: 144: 130:, overlooking 106:is a historic 99: 98: 89: 85: 84: 80: 79: 76: 72: 71: 68: 64: 63: 58: 54: 53: 48: 44: 43: 39: 38: 35: 34: 31: 23: 22: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 513: 502: 499: 497: 494: 492: 489: 487: 484: 482: 479: 478: 476: 469: 466: 435: 432: 431: 427: 421: 417: 414: 412: 405: 402: 399: 395: 392: 391:1-57312-191-6 388: 384: 378: 375: 372: 370: 363: 360: 356: 353: 351: 344: 341: 338: 333: 330: 327: 323: 320: 318: 311: 308: 305: 301: 297: 296:1-85284-436-1 293: 289: 283: 281: 277: 265: 264: 259: 255: 249: 246: 240: 236: 233: 231: 230:The Trout Inn 228: 227: 223: 221: 219: 215: 211: 203: 201: 199: 195: 191: 190: 185: 184:Lewis Carroll 181: 178:in his poem " 177: 173: 165: 163: 161: 157: 156:Christ Church 153: 145: 139: 135: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 94: 90: 86: 81: 77: 69: 65: 62: 59: 55: 52: 49: 45: 40: 36: 29: 24: 21:The Perch Inn 19: 16: 438: 410: 404: 382: 377: 368: 362: 350:Oxford Times 349: 343: 332: 316: 310: 287: 267:. Retrieved 261: 248: 207: 187: 169: 149: 128:River Thames 108:public house 103: 102: 78:18th century 70:17th century 47:Town or city 15: 460: / 369:Oxford Mail 269:27 November 194:C. S. Lewis 132:Port Meadow 116:Oxfordshire 475:Categories 445:51°45′57″N 241:References 200:fictions. 158:in nearby 448:1°17′14″W 434:The Perch 104:The Perch 75:Completed 416:Archived 355:Archived 322:Archived 224:See also 172:poplars 146:History 120:England 61:England 57:Country 396:  389:  302:  294:  160:Oxford 124:Oxford 112:Binsey 93:thatch 95:roof 394:ISBN 387:ISBN 300:ISBN 292:ISBN 271:2019 214:jazz 477:: 298:, 279:^ 260:. 256:. 134:. 118:, 114:, 273:.

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Binsey, Oxfordshire
England
thatch
public house
Binsey
Oxfordshire
England
Oxford
River Thames
Port Meadow

Grade II listed building
Christ Church
Oxford
poplars
Gerard Manley Hopkins
Binsey Poplars
Lewis Carroll
Alice in Wonderland
C. S. Lewis
Inspector Morse
Oxford University
jazz
Brecon Jazz Festival
The Trout Inn
Victoria Arms, Marston
Historic England
"The Perch Inn (Grade II) (1185191)"
National Heritage List for England

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