North Oxford pub set for rename and revamp

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 06:08 · Archive

The Gardeners Arms in North Parade, Oxford, is to be renamed The Duke of Normandy under plans submitted to the council.

Plans have been submitted to Oxford City Council to rename and revamp The Gardeners Arms in North Parade. The pub, owned by Greene King and run by Michel Sadones, is to be renamed The Duke of Normandy. The new name may reference the pub's role as a crêperie, serving French food.

Mr Sadones, a well-known manager who took over the Old Bookbinders in Jericho in 2011, reopened the venue in May this year. It had closed following the departure of the Morgan Pub Collective, which runs The Grapes in George Street and the Oranges & Lemons in St Clement's. Greene King gave the interior a £270,000 makeover last year.

Mr Sadones previously suggested he might rename the pub to avoid confusion with another Gardeners Arms on Plantation Road, also in north Oxford. He told Oxford CAMRA's magazine that he would run it carefully at first, and 'Michel's at the Gardeners' was another possibility he considered.

How it is being reported

• Plans to rename and revamp north Oxford pubPlans have been shared to rename and revamp a popular pub in north Oxford, currently called The Gardeners Arms.Oxfordshire Guardian · 16 Oct, 05:00
• Plans to rename and revamp north Oxford pubPlans have been shared to rename and revamp a popular pub in north Oxford, currently called The Gardeners Arms.Oxford Mail · 16 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Michel Sadones · Greene King · Oxford · North Parade

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