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An iconic Salford pub is set to close ahead of a major refurbishment that will see it turned into an old-school English boozer.
The New Oxford, in historic Bexley Square, will shut this month to undergo what its owners have described as "the biggest transformation of its 200-year history".
The six-figure refurb begins on January 22 and is expected to take three weeks.
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Tim Flynn, The New Oxford's long-serving landlord, said the idea of taking the beloved pub back to its Victorian roots was one he had been considering for some time.
"I kept putting it off and then Covid delayed it," he said.
"We are taking the pub back in time to Victorian times. It's going to look like a grand old Victorian-style pub but with all the mod cons.
"Everything is being ripped out. I want to bring the bar back to how it looked when it first opened.
"A huge amount of pubs are extremely modern. I want to take it back to traditional English, grand Victorian old-fashioned bar but done to a high-standard.
"Everyone is really excited at the fact we are taking it back in time and creating an old-fashioned bar as opposed to taking one away."
The new-look pub will be kitted out with Victorian features and furnishings including old copper counters, traditional shutter blinds, and toilets with pull down chains.
It will also boast an extended back room and an improved range of Belgian beers and specialist craft ales, Mr Flynn said.
It is hoped that the work will be complete so that The New Oxford can reopen in time for Valentine's Day.
Mr Flynn took over the then boarded-up boozer in 2007 and quietly set about transforming it into one of the city’s best pubs - and
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