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Di.Poppitt
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
It is lovely, Momma P. A couple of years ago forum members went to the back to backs and met in The Old Fox. 
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Wendy
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That was where I went when taking the pictures as I have never been in a Back to Back my husband had and he had our tour in bits laughing at his stories. I think thats a nice idea to meet up and visit places. Have you been to the Jewllery Quarter museum? its amazing!
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Mossy
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the fox
Yes Moma a lovely pub,with all the stars photo's on the walls most of them signed
My friend's mom and dad ran the pub late 50s early 60s Tromans my mate Graham Troman had a set of drums upstairs we used to practice up there,he had a brother Maurice Troman
Happy Days Mossy
Yes Moma a lovely pub,with all the stars photo's on the walls most of them signed
My friend's mom and dad ran the pub late 50s early 60s Tromans my mate Graham Troman had a set of drums upstairs we used to practice up there,he had a brother Maurice Troman
Happy Days Mossy
Charlie
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
A great pub. My husband always meets his mates there when he goes to Birmingham. The food's quite good too.
I used to collect autographs and spent many hours outside the Hippodrome in the fifties. Saw loads of 'stars' going in and out of The Fox. Sadly, I was too young to take advantage of the pub then! My husband goes there when he meets his mates in Birmingham, says it's one of the few central pubs that are "proper pubs". I know what he means.
I used to collect autographs and spent many hours outside the Hippodrome in the fifties. Saw loads of 'stars' going in and out of The Fox. Sadly, I was too young to take advantage of the pub then! My husband goes there when he meets his mates in Birmingham, says it's one of the few central pubs that are "proper pubs". I know what he means.
the old fox
the old fox as always been a decent pub ,
i haven,t been there for about four or five years ago
i used to run a pub around the corner from there then
and the guy whom owned it then wasa guy called gerry poole
he,s the guy whom owns all the uncle parnshops around birmingham
and his son karl looks after the bussines,s now whom his also a good friend of mine, i said he used to own it , but i haven,t seen them for a couple years
and i noticed it has been painted and decorated very nicely
the young lady whom was the licence holder named patrica was gerry,s
manager there ,very nice was pat good friends with my wife
she came from monica rd small heath
i say he used to ,but i don,t know whether or not he still does ,
now i ,ve seen the photo ,i,m very tempted to contact gerry, and karl
to find out if they still own it
thanks for showing the photograth again
have a nice day everybody astonian ,;;;
the old fox as always been a decent pub ,
i haven,t been there for about four or five years ago
i used to run a pub around the corner from there then
and the guy whom owned it then wasa guy called gerry poole
he,s the guy whom owns all the uncle parnshops around birmingham
and his son karl looks after the bussines,s now whom his also a good friend of mine, i said he used to own it , but i haven,t seen them for a couple years
and i noticed it has been painted and decorated very nicely
the young lady whom was the licence holder named patrica was gerry,s
manager there ,very nice was pat good friends with my wife
she came from monica rd small heath
i say he used to ,but i don,t know whether or not he still does ,
now i ,ve seen the photo ,i,m very tempted to contact gerry, and karl
to find out if they still own it
thanks for showing the photograth again
have a nice day everybody astonian ,;;;
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nena
Guest
hi, my great grandparents met and worked at the fox's inn as it was then called in 1871, it was then run by the binns family,i have been serching for any history on the pub,or any old pictures,can anyone help me?.
Pat As Been There For Years Quite Right , She As Been The Licence,e For Many Years
At The Old Fox ,And She AS bEEN Running It For Years The Owner Is Or Was ,
Gerry Pountney ,Whom Owns Most Of All The Pawn shops Around Brum ,I Know That Gerry WasThinking Of Selling It InThe Eighties ,But I Haven,t SApoke ToHimFor Some Time I Do Know These People Personally For Years His SonIs A Friend Of Mine ,
Best Wishes Astonian ,;;
At The Old Fox ,And She AS bEEN Running It For Years The Owner Is Or Was ,
Gerry Pountney ,Whom Owns Most Of All The Pawn shops Around Brum ,I Know That Gerry WasThinking Of Selling It InThe Eighties ,But I Haven,t SApoke ToHimFor Some Time I Do Know These People Personally For Years His SonIs A Friend Of Mine ,
Best Wishes Astonian ,;;
hi jean. i dont think we are talking about the same pat. the one i am on about ran the fox about 30 years ago with hubby ray. my ex hubby rented a garage opposite to do his car repairs. they later ran the pelican in newtown and i worked for them for a bit when my marriage floundered. wales.
like i said jean if she runs the fox now she must have come full cirlcle from the fox bout 30yrs ago then the pelican i think a stint a the church tavern gt hampton st. tried it in america and came back. dont think she had a daughter. she did have a son about 20 years ago. the was the last i saw of her. ttfn. wales.
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RAYMOND WILKES
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My fond memories of the pub are in 81, i was running the pub then on relief.
Prince Charles married Lady Diana while we were there, frequent visitors to the pub were Duran Duran. It was just after the Ansells beer strike, when i took over the pub the cellar was full with hundreds of empty foreign barrels.
Prince Charles married Lady Diana while we were there, frequent visitors to the pub were Duran Duran. It was just after the Ansells beer strike, when i took over the pub the cellar was full with hundreds of empty foreign barrels.