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 |