Proposal:
Proposal number 24/01626/ADV. Display of 1no. externally illuminated hanging sign, 1no. non-illuminated hand painted logo sign and 2no. externally illuminated hand painted text signs.
The White House, 38 Abingdon Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4PD
Our Response:
OPT would like to voice their disapproval over the name change from ‘The White House’ to ‘The Slow and Steady’ as evidenced in the above application to change the Public House’s signage. The establishments name has a vast social and historic significance, represented by its reference in the surrounding road network. The presence of a ‘White House Pub’ has been a constant for the area since before the 38 Abingdon Road site, dating back to a prior ‘White House Pub’ located nearby and cited in an 1878 Ordinance Survey map of the area. Altering the name of the establishment will significantly harm the community significance of the site, and social heritage of the wider area.