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The Durham Ox
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Durham OxNewark Road Wellow Notts. NG22 0EG tel. 01623 861026 fax. 01623 861170 |
Serving great food and beer in a friendly atmosphere
How the Durham Ox got it's name.
This ox by the time it was six years old, weighed 3024 pounds, was something to marvel at. It was soon sold for the hefty sum of £250 and its new owner was offered over ten times this amount for his newly acquired animal, but refused.
Between 1801 and 1810 he recouped his investment by touring the country with the beast, conveying it in a specially built vehicle. During a visit to London the exhibition took as much as £100 in one day.
The great impression made by this animal is apparent from the many pubs that have been named after it, especially those to be found in places visited by the tour.
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