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The Elephant & Castle was situated on Bridge Street.  This grade-II listed building was a former Halls Brewery Inn and is now a private house, which still retains its plaque to the right of the entrance.

Review from tantallon.org.uk:

Free House Bampton in the Bush, or Bampton Castle (as it's known due to one of the Henrys having stayed at Ham Court, a disappointing country house round the corner) is some sort of pub heaven. This is a pleasantish, dark and beamed genuinely old pub with a yard out the back, and beyond that a wee garden. The beer is very pleasant, and the decoration doesn't stretch much beyond a few brasses, an old map of Oxfordshire marking the hundreds, a calendar, and a huge price list. Yes. Chipping Warden CHB Ł1.55 Adnams Southwold Bitter Ł1.60 Guinness Stout Ł2.10 Westons Scrumpy Jack Ł2.15 (26.v.1998)

Listed building details:

Public house. C17, altered C19 and c.1960's. Coursed limestone rubble with C20 stone slate roof on raised eaves, formerly thatched. Rubble stone chimneys between left bays and to right, both rebuilt C20. 3-cell lobby-entry plan with later rear extensions. One and a half storeys, 3 bays. Ground floor outer bays have canted bay windows, both renewed C20. C19 tripartite sash to centre, with wooden lintel. Upper storey has 3 gabled casements. Lobby entry between left bays has C20 door with flat stone hood on shaped stone brackets. Another C20 door between right bays, with wooden lintel. Interior: centre bay has deeply chamfered ceiling beam with stops, and stop-chamfered wooden fireplace lintel.  ight bay has narrower stop-chamfered spine beam, and blocked fireplace with axial stone winder staircase.

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