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THE WEDDINGTON
GROVE
Picture Gallery
III - 'The Fox & Crane' (1996
- 2007) - the exterior of the building
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Artwork of the 'Fox & Crane'
Featured on the final menu of the Fox & Crane as a restaurant, in 2007 |
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The Grove, now a pub restaurant called the 'Fox and Crane'
Pictured in 2006 |
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The Fox and Crane by night**
Front view |
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The Fox and Crane by night**
Front view |
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The Fox and Crane by night**
Side view |
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A modern postcard of the 'Fox & Crane'
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A side view of the Grove
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A side view of the Grove
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A view of the back of the Grove
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Rear of the Grove
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The remaining garden at the Grove
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An outbuilding at the Grove
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Beautiful shot of the Fox & Crane grounds*
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Beautiful shot of the Fox & Crane grounds in winter*
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Fox & Crane pub sign
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Entrance to the Fox & Crane
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Fox & Crane garden doorway
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Garden at the Fox & Crane
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The bowling green in the grounds of the Grove
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The Fox & Crane in the evening
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Front garden
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Outbuilding to side of building
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Rear yard
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Side of the Grove (original servants' quarters)
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Side of the Grove
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Full side on view of Grove
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Exterior of stables
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Stable block
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Inside the stables (note the remaining hay hook in the wall)
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Inside the stables
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Inside the stables
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Inside the stables
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View from inside the Stables
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Trees to front of the Grove
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Tunnel entrance at rear of Grove
Local legend reputes this goes all the way to Caldecote! |
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Tunnel entrance at rear of Grove
This is now blocked up |
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Tunnel entrance at rear of Grove
This is now on private property behind the Grove |
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The reconstructed porch of the Grove
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Licensee plaque of Gemma Reid, the final licensee of the Grove / Fox & Crane after 70 years as a public house
2007 |
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Pictures marked '*' by Colin Paterson for which grateful acknowledgement is given
Pictures marked '**' Chris Cottrell for which grateful acknowledgement is given
I would like to express my sincere thanks to
both Gemma Reid (the last licensee of The Fox & Crane) and Ben Dodds for their
help, time and patience in answering my questions and allowing me access to the
building, at a time when the closure of the Fox & Crane was having a major
impact upon their own futures.
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