A basic two-roomed pub at the centre of the Blackbird Leys estate. Blackbird Leys Farm was owned by James Morrell of the brewing family in the second half of the 19th century until sold to the city council in 1895. In the 1960s the area was developed as a council housing estate for workers from the nearby growing car industry and for people being moved out of St Ebbe's in the city centre which was being redeveloped. The pub was opened on 13 December 1962.