The Fox and Hounds is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 January 1988. Public house. 2 related planning applications.
The Fox and Hounds
- WRENN ID
- lost-cornice-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Melton
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 January 1988
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- The Fox and Hounds, Somerby Road, Knossington and Cold Overton, LE15 8LY
- OS grid reference
- SK 801 086
- Coordinates
- 52.66975, -0.81641
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Fox and Hounds is a public house located on Somerby Road in Cold Overton. It was built in the late 18th century, with some additions made in the mid-19th century. The building features coursed and squared ironstone and brick, topped with Collyweston slate and pantile roofs. It has a rendered plinth and three gable and external corner brick stacks.
The structure is three storeys high and has two bays, arranged in an L-plan. The south front includes a central half-glazed door, flanked by single three-light sliding sash windows. Above this are two glazing bar sashes, followed by another two three-light sliding sashes. All openings are fitted with wooden lintels. To the right, there is a lean-to addition that features a 20th-century casement window and a close-boarded hatch above.
On the west side, there are 20th-century casement windows on each floor. Inside, the building has chamfered span beams, one of which has a barred stop.
Local climate
The Fox and Hounds receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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