earleygallery Posted June 4, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted June 4, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well, Soho was once a hunting ground for the Palace of Westminster, the name "Soho" being what the hunters would holler as they rode forth. Â The last fox to be driven out of Soho was indeed an Intrepid Fox. This place has been bought up by property developers and will become 'luxury flats' - quite who'd want to live in such a noisy area though, bearing in mind the likely asking prices is another thing. Â The Intrepid Fox had been a public house since 1784, named after the first Foreign Secretary of Britain, and in more recent times has been know as a Rockers and Goth pub. Famous rockers like Mick Jagger and Malcolm McLaren used to drink there. It was always a friendly pub - on my last visit, after a day at the office, I was politely told by the barmaid that she couldn't serve me - unless I removed my tie. Â I feel so sad when I walk past the pub now, it was part of the character of Soho and part of the history of London, and part of 'my' London. Â Foxes being the cunning creatures they are, there is a 'new' Intrepid Fox near Centre Point off New Oxford Street, but its never going to be quite the same. I may have posted a photo of the pub a while back just after it had closed, but feel its worth another look. Â Both photos M2 & 35 Skopar. Â BBC NEWS | England | London | Goth pub closes after 222 years BBC - London - Entertainment - The Intrepid Fox Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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