Oxford. First mentioned in history books in 1681 as Jacob's Well (a Morrell's pub), it changed its name to Great Tom in 1865 and to Old Tom a decade or so later. It is named after Christ Church's Great Tom bell (the tower having been designed by Christopher Wren). The pub serves Thai food ( a trend in many pubs across the UK) and the back room is mainly a restaurant. But the area around the bar in front is for drinking, and there is a small outdoor seating area in the back. It is a Greene King pub but I was able to get a pint of one of my old favorites, Timothy Taylor's Landlord (West Yorkshire).