The Fox

The Fox. . , Est. 1670 39 Church Street, Originally named 'The Bell' in 1670 (as detailed in the Syon Manor Court books - October 1700) renamed "The Fox" in 1749., Towards the end of the 17th century the pub has strong links with Stephen Coles of the Coles Brewery (originally based on the site of the railway station), Four other pubs originally existed in Church Street around that time, The Fleece, The Old Falcon, The Carpenters Arms and The Windsor Castle none of these remain , Church Street was always regarded as the heart of Twickenham, dating back to when the parish was primarily a farming community that used the river for the transport of goods and people, In the early 1900's an assembly room was added to The Fox for banquets and frequent gatherings, During the 1920's the clientele were largely bargemen, watermen and ferrymen, the landlord at the time was Ernest Barry the champion sculler, The two steps leading down into The Fox show how much the surface of Church Street has risen over the past 300 years