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Campaign for Real Ale

Campaign for Real Ale

Fox

The Fox
Green Lane
Hanwell
W7 2PJ

Although this pub is not a listed building, it is a One Star pub on the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) National Inventory with an interior of special national historic interest, and the description is as follows: "A lot of the original fittings survive – the panelled counter; a bar-back fitting facing two sides with mirrored panels; and fixed seating along the exterior walls.

Built by the Royal Brewery of Brentford in 1909 with a brown glazed brick frontage on the ground floor and brick above. Its architect is likely to have been T.H. Nowell Parr who was responsible for other pubs for the brewery - the batten beams on the ceiling are one of his trademark features. Originally it had four bars and an off-sales but sadly the partitions that created the separate rooms have long gone – part survives in the servery area on the right. In the rear area to the left is a tiled and wood-surround fireplace from 1909, but the fielded panelling on the walls is a modern embellishment as is the same panelling on the walls in the rear area to the right. The brick fireplace at the front is modern as is the curly metal pot shelf. Another typical Nowell Parr feature is the lovely and colourful leaded lights in the upper parts of the windows, which are certainly worth the effort of looking up to see."

The WhatPub link is here: WhatPub/Fox

The Pub Heritage Group link is here: PHG/Fox

The Fox featured on the Down the Uxbridge Road: Daytime Crawl of West Middlesex on 14 June 2014.