The Shelley Arms (Halls)
Cricket Road, Cowley St John, Oxford

Duncan Parkes says: the Shelley looks very closed. (2011-10-05)



Adnam's Southwold Bitter GBP 1.95 (2001-06-05)

Very brown pub on the inside, squarish and bricky prewar estatish on the 
outside, with red furnishings.  The sign shows canting arms which may be 
those of Percy Bysshe.

There used to be a dog here, but it wasn't there.  It was very quiet 
indeed on a Tuesday evening, with only about half a dozen customers 
watching a documentary on Channel Four.  Decent pint of Adnams.  They did 
Brakspear's when I was last here (three and a half years ago, which is 
probably remiss of me).  Now they have a bar billiards table.  An old man 
gave us (me and James "Silk" Davey) advice on what to do.  Silk managed to 
sink the black ball in the 200 point hole, which I've never seen an 
occasional player do before.

(2001-06-05)