Building record 5961 - Fox and Barrel Inn, Foxbank, Cotebrook

<1> Vale Royal Borough Council, 2006, Vale Royal Borough Council's List of Locally Important Buildings (Report). SCH5487.

Criterion ( C ): Buildings Formerly Listed at Grade III which are no longer on the statutory list.

<2> Vale Royal Borough Council, 1977-79, The Vale Royal Borough Council Historic Buildings Survey Index Card, DEL/HB 31 (Paper Archive). SCH5481.

Public house. Early eighteenth century, altered. Stone plinth. Double pile. Condition: fair.

<3> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 11/24 (Report). SCH1934.

Eighteenth century early, with alterations two storeys and attic two window inn with wing to north. Slate roof. Near-flush casements renewed. Sandstone, rendered and limewashed. Interior. Stopped bevelled beams. Wide boarded doors, with H hinges and with old strap hinges. Ormerod "History of Cheshire" (see 4).

<4> Ormerod, G., 1882, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, CXXXIX (Book). SCH1389.

The Fox and Barrel is named and depicted on a map of Delamere Forest in this volume dated 1813.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ5765, 1875 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

This map depicts an almost square building with a smaller rectangular building to the immediate north, and a small building and enclosure to the east. These buildings appear to be orientated around an irregular yard. An area of open ground lies between the road and the inn. Labelled Fox & Barrel Inn.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ5765, 1898 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

As previously depicted.

<7> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ5765, 1910 (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

As previously depicted.

<8> Huntings Surveys Ltd, 1971-1973, 1971-1973 County Survey, HSL UK 73 60 Run 24 no.1724, 16/05/1973 (Aerial Photograph). SCH4881.

Seemingly as depicted on the historic Ordnance survey maps (see 5, 6, & 7). The only addition is a car park to the south of the inn.

<9> JA Story & Partners, 1985, 1985 Story & Partners Survey, Film 2885 Run 17 Frame 038, 30/05/1985 (Aerial Photograph). SCH2993.

The rectangular building has been extended at its northern end into an L-shape and now appears to be attached to the main building. The main building has a single storey extension to the east. The animal pen is no longer extant, but the small building remains. A large gravel area is visible to the north, possibly an overflow parking area.

<10> Bluesky International Ltd, 1999-2003, 1999-2003 Bluesky Survey, P 604 03_239 (08/04/2003) & P 326 00_469 (03/09/2000) (Aerial Photograph). SCH5482.

Further extensions infill the area between the end of the L-shaped building and the main building.

<11> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Land Line and Master Map Vector Maps, (19/03/2024) (Maps and Plans). SCH4491.