The Intrepid Fox
The Intrepid Fox was a pub at 97–99 Wardour Street, Soho, London, established in 1784 by the publican Samuel House, who named it after the prominent British Whig statesman Charles James Fox.[1] The pub was located on the corner of Wardour Street and Peter Street.
During the general election of 1784, House provided free drink to the public.[2]
More recently, it was a goth pub which also hosted heavy metal gigs.[3] It closed in 2006, when the owner Mitchells & Butlers sold the building to property developers.[1][4]
The Wardour Street building it formerly occupied is clad in faience, including a faience relief of Charles James Fox.[5] As of 2017, the premises were in use as a branch of the Byron hamburger chain.
Successor venues[]
Later in 2006, the former Intrepid Fox management team opened a new venue of the same name, near Centre Point.[6] The Guardian reported the new venue's imminent closure in 2014.[3]
Following the closure of this venue, a third incarnation of the Intrepid Fox was opened at the Archway Tavern later in 2014.[7]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Majumdar, Debabani. "Goth pub closes after 222 years". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ "Sam House, The Patriotic Publican / Fifty Wonderful Portraits". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Boult, Adam (2014-02-27). "London metal venue The Intrepid Fox announces imminent closure". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ Razaq, Rashid (2006-09-01). "Last orders at Soho rock pub". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ "Conservation Audit: Soho & Chinatown: Document ID No. 2471" (PDF). Department of Planning and City Development, City of Westminster Council.
- ^ "Intrepid Fox pub, 97–99 Wardour Street, Soho, London, W1F 0UD". www.urban75.org. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ Dean, Jon. "Rock pub where the Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart and Slash drank and David Hasselhoff was turned away moves to Archway". Islington Gazette. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
External links[]
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 Photograph of The Intrepid Fox in 1911 |
Media related to The Intrepid Fox, Soho at Wikimedia Commons- The Intrepid Fox: entry at pubshistory.com
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