The Barley Mow, Clifton Hampden

The Barley Mow is a historic public house, just south of the River Thames near the bridge at Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire, England.[1]

For the traditional folk song, see The Barley Mow.

The Barley Mow
The Barley Mow in 2007
Location in Oxfordshire
General information
Architectural styleCruck construction
AddressClifton Hampden, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3EH
Town or cityClifton Hampden
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates51°39′13″N 1°12′33″W
OwnerSpirit Pub Company
Website
Website

Overview

The pub has been called "the best known of all Thames pubs".[2] The timber-framed building dates back to 1352 and is of traditional construction [3] with a thatched roof.

The Barley Mow was photographed by Henry Taunt in 1877.[4] The building was Grade II listed in 1952.[5]

According to the Thames Pilot, The Barley Mow was described in Parker's notes (1911):[6]

Its high overhanging roof is thatched, and its walls are half timbered. The casements admit just enough light to heighten the interior effect. The brick floored kitchen, or may be a parlour, is delightfully snug, and the walls are darkly panelled all round. This Hotel has been enlarged to meet modern requirements but the additional part is not shown as it spoils the effect.

The Barley Mow is currently run by the Spirit Pub Company, a large UK chain of pubs, restaurants and inns which operates the Barley Mow under their "Chef & Brewer" brand.

In literature

The Barley Mow was notably featured in chapter 18 of Jerome K. Jerome's 1889 novel Three Men in a Boat:[7]

If you stay the night on land at Clifton, you cannot do better than put up at the "Barley Mow." It is, without exception, I should say, the quaintest, most old-world inn up the river. It stands on the right of the bridge, quite away from the village. Its low-pitched gables and thatched roof and latticed windows give it quite a story-book appearance, while inside it is even still more once-upon-a-timeyfied.

Peter Lovesey's Swing, Swing Together mentions the Barley Mow.[8]

  • General view.
  • Closer view.
  • The entrance.
  • The Chef and Brewer pub sign, on the opposite side of the lane from the pub itself.

See also

Bibliography
  • Jerome, Jerome K. Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog). J. W. Arrowsmith, 1889.
  • Richardson, Sir Albert Edward, and Hector Othon Corfiato. The Art of Architecture. Greenwood Press, 1972.
  • Winn, Christopher. I Never Knew That About the River Thames. Ebury Press, 2010.

References
  1. "The Barley Mow, Clifton Hampden". Beer In The Evening. Retrieved 6 August 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. Sharp, David (1996). The Thames Path. Aurum Press. p. 72. ISBN 1-85410-406-3.
  3. Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Penguin Books. p. 550. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
  4. "The Barley Mow, Clifton Hampden". Where Thames Smooth Waters Glide, UK. Retrieved 6 August 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1047903)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
  6. "Thames Riverside Pubs". Barley Mow, Clifton Hampden. Thames Pilot. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  7. Jerome, Jerome K. (1889). Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog). J. W. Arrowsmith. ISBN 0-7653-4161-1.
  8. Lovesey, Peter (2002). Swing, Swing Together. Chivers Press.


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