The Bear Inn in Oxford with a collection of over 4500 is a haven for cravatologists. What do they collect?
Bear Inn, Oxford 4,500 snippets of club ties, started in 1952 by the landlord, Alan Course, who has worked as cartoonist at the Oxford Mail. Tie ends were clipped with a pair of scissors in exchange for half a pint of beer. These were originally pinned to the wall and are now displayed in glass-fronted cases on the walls and even the (low) ceiling. The ties mostly indicate membership of clubs, sports teams, schools and colleges, etc. The Bear Inn also has a long running weekly pub quiz on Tuesday nights. The Bear is recorded in Richard Edes's 1583 verse "Iter Boreale". Edes
Bear Inn, Oxford Last Post on his bugle, for a student lying in the middle of the street outside the pub. Bear Inn, Oxford The Bear Inn (or just "The Bear") is one of the oldest pubs in Oxford, England, dating back to 1242. Its circa-17th century incarnation stands on the corner of Alfred Street and Blue Boar Street, opposite Bear Lane in the centre of Oxford, just north of Christ Church. The earliest mention of the lands and buildings subsequently occupied by "The Bear Inn" are found in the "Cartularies of St Frideswide". Christina Pady, who was part of the ruling group