Bumpstead Building Co-op

Fox and Hounds Grade II Listed Public House- Steeple Bumpstead

Front View of the Fox and Hounds Steeple Bumpstead in January 2005. Looking a little worse for wear.Front of the Fox and Hounds Steeple Bumpstead in May 2005. All of the accomadation the bars and the courtyard garden are now complete and the Fox is in every way open for business.The small sign on the side of the Fox. This had disappeared beneath ivy and had almost faded away.Now carefully restored by the BBC.The side view of the fox adjacent to the Moot Hall. The render had cracked allowing water ingress and damage. The BBC carefully removed the damaged sections and in consultation provided a lead a slate covering to provide lasting protectionLead and slate in position and side painted.

 

The core Fox restoration team. Captured in the kitchen on a rare occasion when they were not a blur..... Spooky image that came up when editing the pictures for the site. It looks like a lady looking over her shoulder with a shawl on and possibly beckoning you to follow her. Not to self. We must stop reading things into drying plaster.....The worst time for Maurice and Carolyn. The bar wall had collapsed when the artex was removed and it looked like a disaster. The BBC soon had props in position and with a minimum of fuss the wall was made good. The oak was beam treated and supported with a brick corbel. This allowed the plastering to be completed and Maurice's pulse rate to return to normal..The floor uncovered sanded and varnished. The wall primed with grey primer ready for the luxurious coating of GreenThe public bar now an absolute picture and many people's favourite.

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