Fox and Grapes | |
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General information | |
Type | Public house |
Address | 16 Freeman Street, Digbeth |
Town or city | Birmingham |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 52°28′47″N 1°53′26″W / 52.479672°N 1.890675°W |
Opened | 1823 or earlier |
Demolished | 15-16 September 2018 |
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Material | |
Designations | Grade II listed |
The Fox and Grapes was a historic, heritage-designated public house in the Digbeth area of Birmingham, England. After some time derelict, and a major fire, it was demolished in 2018.
Parts of the building dated from the late 17th or early 18th century. [1] A public house had stood on the site, at 16 Freeman Street, on the corner of in Park Street, since at least 1829, and possibly as early as 1815. [2] The name "Fox and Grapes", which refers to one of Aesop's Fables, The Fox and the Grapes, was in use by 1849. [2] The facade was remodelled in the mid-19th century. [3]
The pub was owned by Smiths Brewery, until taken over by Butlers (later Mitchell & Butlers), in 1957. [4]
One wing of the stuccoed brick building, which had a tiled roof, included a former coach house. [1] The already-derelict building was badly damaged by fire on the afternoon of 3 January 2015 – an incident which was attended by eight fire appliances from the West Midlands Fire Service. [4]
The building was given grade II listed status in July 1982, [1] legally protecting it from unauthorised alteration or demolition. [2] Despite this designation, the building was demolished overnight on Saturday 15–16 September 2018. [4] [5] The demolition was strongly criticised by a city historian, Professor Carl Chinn, who described the act as being "as mystifying as it is upsetting and disgusting". [4]
Birmingham City Council said that the demolition was "part of the HS2 Curzon Street Station development", referring to construction of the northern terminus of phase one of the High Speed 2 railway, nearby, and citing "structural issues" identified by "HS2's surveyors". [4]
The building was very near to the site of Island House, which was demolished controversially in 2012. [5]
Fox and Grapes | |
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| |
General information | |
Type | Public house |
Address | 16 Freeman Street, Digbeth |
Town or city | Birmingham |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 52°28′47″N 1°53′26″W / 52.479672°N 1.890675°W |
Opened | 1823 or earlier |
Demolished | 15-16 September 2018 |
Technical details | |
Material | |
Designations | Grade II listed |
The Fox and Grapes was a historic, heritage-designated public house in the Digbeth area of Birmingham, England. After some time derelict, and a major fire, it was demolished in 2018.
Parts of the building dated from the late 17th or early 18th century. [1] A public house had stood on the site, at 16 Freeman Street, on the corner of in Park Street, since at least 1829, and possibly as early as 1815. [2] The name "Fox and Grapes", which refers to one of Aesop's Fables, The Fox and the Grapes, was in use by 1849. [2] The facade was remodelled in the mid-19th century. [3]
The pub was owned by Smiths Brewery, until taken over by Butlers (later Mitchell & Butlers), in 1957. [4]
One wing of the stuccoed brick building, which had a tiled roof, included a former coach house. [1] The already-derelict building was badly damaged by fire on the afternoon of 3 January 2015 – an incident which was attended by eight fire appliances from the West Midlands Fire Service. [4]
The building was given grade II listed status in July 1982, [1] legally protecting it from unauthorised alteration or demolition. [2] Despite this designation, the building was demolished overnight on Saturday 15–16 September 2018. [4] [5] The demolition was strongly criticised by a city historian, Professor Carl Chinn, who described the act as being "as mystifying as it is upsetting and disgusting". [4]
Birmingham City Council said that the demolition was "part of the HS2 Curzon Street Station development", referring to construction of the northern terminus of phase one of the High Speed 2 railway, nearby, and citing "structural issues" identified by "HS2's surveyors". [4]
The building was very near to the site of Island House, which was demolished controversially in 2012. [5]