The Fox Inn is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1976. Public house. 2 related planning applications.
The Fox Inn
- WRENN ID
- stark-cloister-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Melton
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1976
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- The Fox Inn, 9, Leicester Road, LE13 0PP
- OS grid reference
- SK 751 190
- Coordinates
- 52.76417, -0.88753
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Fox Inn is a mid-18th century building located on Leicester Street. It features a stuccoed facade with a plinth and a slate roof that has a central chimney. The inn is three storeys high and has four windows, which are sash windows with glazing bars, except for the ground floor where there are later windows that include mullions, a transom, and shouldered architraves. The entrance door is off centre and is adorned with a cornice and a large keystone. An archway with a timber lintel on the east side provides access to the rear yard, which includes a rear wing.
The Fox Inn is part of a group that includes Nos 1 to 21 (odd), Nos 25 and 27, as well as Nos 1 to 3 in Leicester Yard, the entrance gates and bandstand in New Park, The Golden Fleece Public House, and Nos 36A and 38 opposite. Notably, Nos 21, 25, The Golden Fleece Public House, and Nos 36A and 38 are considered buildings of local interest.
Local climate
The Fox Inn sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2000
- 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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