The Fox
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Situated on Fox Hill, with a small stream running in front of it, was recorded as ‘The Fox’ in the C18 and was finally closed as a pub in 1965.
The Land Valuation survey from 1914 described the property:
‘stone and stone tile, stucco front, house and inn in fair repair [roof bad] containing 3 bedrooms, 2 attics; bar, bar parlour, kitchen, club room, cellars underground, garden with 2 pigstyes, fowl house, store place, WC, urinal, and 2 stall stable; town water. Note that stone built and corrugated iron store adjoining is let to Mrs Poole at 1 shilling per year paid to Stroud Brewery'
Building description noted on 15/9/1914
C18th | Joseph Hobbs and his family was 'of The Fox'. Jsp Hobbs, victualler age 55 buried in 1773 |
1780 | Daniel Tanner paid 4s6d land tax |
1794 | Mrs Wright paid poor rates for the Fox [Mary Hobbs m.Wm Wright who died 1794] |
1822-1823 | William Sandy was 'mine host'! |
1830 | Robert Taylor |
1838 | Valuation Survey owner J Cook, occupier Robert Wakefield |
1839 | Robert Wakefield |
1844 | James Wakefield |
1850-1864 | John Hunt from Bath, Somerset |
1860 | In the 1860 poor rates John Hunt was living on the premises which were owned by Messrs Cook |
1861 | John Hunt, also listed as a carpenter and wheelwright |
1870 | Elijah Mann |
1872 | former landlord John Hunt died |
1876 | Elijah T.Mann |
1881 | Elijah T Mann & family resident innkeeper |
1885-1889 | William Compton |
1891 | William Compton was the occupier with an annual tenancy from Messrs Cook who were the owners |
1897 | William Compton |
1900 | William Compton fined £2 for allowing drunkenness on his premises |
1903 | William Compton - In 1903 he was still in occupancy on a quarterly tenancy agreement from Messrs Cook. The Inn was open 7 days a week, and until 11pm. William had received one conviction during the past 5 years |
1906-1907 | William Compton |
1908 | William Compton [Directories compiled during the year prior to date] |
1907 | 27 November Frederick Ashleford took tenancy on an annual lease from Cooks, later Stroud Brewery |
1910 | Frederick Ashleford |
1913 | Cooks sold to Stroud Brewery |
1913 | Frederick Ashleford, valuation form |
1914-1919 | Frederick Ashleford |
1924-1935 | Frank Jefferies |
1938 | Percy Wilkins fined £3 for serving late until 11 instead of 10 on Christmas Eve 1937 |
1939 | Percy Wilkins fined £3 for serving alcohol on a Sunday morning |
1940 | Percy Wilkins |
1940 | The inn was owned by the Stroud Brewery |
1965 | It closed as a public house and became Fox House |