61. Midget lovers

61.Midget lovers

For the aficionado of Porgs ,when when  finds a pub of such a name, the pulse starts to race and the beads of sweat form on the brow with excitement and when the dwarf lover finds that it is situated in a road called Midget Close he thinks he has found his Mecca for people who are vertically changed. Well all the lovers of these Lilliputians people will be vastly disappointed to learn that  Midget pub is nothing do with these diddy  little people  but is concerned  with a model of car, and it is this that the pub is named after.

The Pub was opened on the 12th December 1974 and together with the brewery Morlands brewery they held a competition to name it. As the MG works was based in Abingdon the winning entry chosen was The Magic Midget after an MG racecar. John and Val Hitchcock were the first landlords and stayed running the pub for 5 years. The Magic Midget has been refurbished several times with three different bars catering for families and the community.  In 2002 it completely transformed in to a one open bar layout and concentrates on good food, live music and sport. With the dramatic new look it also shortened its name to The Midget it became modern, brighter and more appealing to its female customers but not alas to Porgs.