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The Dolly was situated in Frewin Court, just off Cornmarket Street. This pub was also known as The Corn Dolly and was a noted music venue in the 1960s. No longer a pub it is currently trading as Plush Oxford a nightclub. A legendary Oxford music venue, The Beatles, Geno Washington, Radiohead, Jarvis Cocker and many more appeared here. It closed in 2007 because vital health and safety upgrades were unsustainable. Carried on as the much reduced "Cellar" for a while.
Review from tantallon.org.uk:
Sunday 7pm to 10.30pm Monday to Wednesday 2pm to 11pm Thursday to Saturday 5pm to 2am (charge after 10pm) * Courage Best Cask £1.90 * Courage Best Keg £1.90 * Orange juice (per pint) £2.00 * Fosters Lager £2.20 (14.x.1998) The first thing I noticed was a slight whiff of damp. This gets  discernibly stronger as you go down. When I went the first time, it was  completely deserted, and it was Paul McCartney day on VH1 on a giant screen. The one cask is Courage Best, which I found oddly drinkable. They do the usual Courage keg range, plus Westons Scrumpy Jack. It has a comprehensively dishevelled look to it: sort of like a superior though slightly disreputable college bar. It has a reasonably-sized stage concealed behind the projection TV screen, which is used for up-and-coming local bands on Tuesday nights. On such occasions the clientele is a mix of folk who have come to see the band, and the regulars. (14.x.1998)
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