The Fox had entrances in both Upper Brunswick Street and Taylor Street. Confusion is often found as Brunswick and Upper Brunswick Street were renumbered.
The Fox was a beer house only until the 4th of April 1955, one of only half a dozen Phipps houses in Leicester.
On the 21st of August 1876, Samuel Moulds had his license endorsed and fined two guineas for a breach of the licensing laws.
Another strange case occurred in 1874 concerning two customers at the Fox. One Thomas Silverwood, after a Sunday night’s drinking, awoke to find an old hat on his hat peg in place of his own billycock hat. Later he saw Thomas Norton, who he had shared a drink with in the Fox, walking down Humberstone Gate wearing the billycock hat. On refusing to give up the hat, Norton was arrested and charged with stealing the billycock hat (which he had swapped for his own old hat), together with a handkerchief and knife. Norton was remanded in custody.
The Fox closed circa 1962.
JR claims prior to the Fox it was known as the Joiners (?).
I believe the Joiners to be on nearby Curzon/Taylor St.
Thank you childhood memories