Large Banks's pub by a roundabout with a central bar and two rooms with no internal connection. Built between the wars for the proposed Slade council estate which never happened. Still retains some original features such as a nice fireplace in the bar, and, apparently, some murals done by soldiers stationed at the former Cowley Barracks nearby during WW2 and subject to a preservation order but they are papered over or hidden. In 2013 Marston's sold it to New River Retail who had plans to turn it into a convenience store but this fell through and it has been leased back to Marston's. Extensive refurbishment carried out Jan 2018. A welcoming, community focussed pub.