The Intrepid Fox was a pub at 97–99

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, London, established in 1784 by the publican Samuel House, who named it after the prominent British Whig statesman

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. The pub was located on the corner of Wardour Street and Peter Street. During the general election of 1784, House provided free drink to the public. More recently, it was a goth pub which also hosted heavy metal gigs. It closed in 2006, when the owner

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sold the building to property developers. The Wardour Street building it formerly occupied is clad in

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, including a faience relief of Charles James Fox. , the premises were in use as a branch of the

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hamburger chain.

Successor venues

Later in 2006, the former Intrepid Fox management team opened a new venue of the same name, near

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. ''

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'' reported the new venue's imminent closure in 2014. Following the closure of this venue, a third incarnation of the Intrepid Fox was opened at the

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later in 2014.

References

External links

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The Intrepid Fox: entry at pubshistory.com
Pubs in the City of Westminster 1784 establishments in England 2006 disestablishments in England Former pubs in London {{london-struct-stub