Description

YORK

SE55SE HOLGATE ROAD
1112-1/1/503 (North East side)
09/03/94 No.168
The Fox Inn

GV II

Public house. 1878, restored 1985. Brick in Flemish bond.
Plain tile roof.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and 3 bays. To each side of the outer bays
and around the windows bricks project slightly to give a
quoined effect. The window surrounds have roll-moulded edges
and segmental heads. The upper sashes are divided into small
panes (6 wide by 5 deep). On the 1st floor the lower sashes
have a single vertical division and on the ground floor they
have embossed glass. To the left of the left-hand window on
the ground floor there is an area of rebuilt brickwork, and a
divided 6-panel door with overlight. Formerly the entrance to
the 'Jug and Bottle', this doorway now serves no function -
its opening is blocked internally and cannot be detected.
Above the central bay there is a gable with a stone coping and
finial, with volutes to left and right. A central panel is
inscribed: 'THE FOX INN REBUILT 1878'. It has an architrave
with a carved brick border. Above, there is a small round
window. The brick porch has an outer doorway with a
semicircular brick arch, a plain overlight and an impost band.
The gable is treated as an open pediment. It has a finial, and
within the pediment there is a carved figure of a fox. The
verges project at the eaves and the gable chimneys have
moulded cornices.
INTERIOR: the original compartmented interior and servery
arrangement survive with original fittings including bar,
benches, fireplaces and wooden staircase.
(Dissertation for MA in Architectural Building Conservation:
Davison Andrew P: "A Good House, fit for the purpose: Public
House Design in York": De Montfort University: 1993-: 62-3).

Listing NGR: SE5874651399

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• The Fox at Wikipedia
• The Fox at Wikipedia
• Wikidata IDs Q115907656 Q26548882

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