131 High Street OX1 4DH Nicholson's Pub in Oxford | The ChequersJoin us for cask ales, craft gins, and hearty pub classics at The Chequers, a traditional pub near The Covered Market, Carfax Tower, and Tom Tower.Dating back to 1279, our Grade II listed pub was once an exhibition hall for animals and inventors, and a base for money lenders. In the 1500s, the building was rebuilt by Alderman Richard Kent, transforming it from a moneylender’s tenement to a tavern. https://www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/thechequersoxford/