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Reopened by Castle Rock Brewery under its original name in September 2017, now a smart and modern pub. The former two-room layout has been opened up into a single L-shaped space with two raised areas on either side of the front door. Capacity of 200. A high ceiling and large windows give the front part of the building a very airy feel whilst the plain wooden floor creates a crisp neatness to the decor. The old Banks's "Peggers" pub sign hangs above the elongated S-shaped bar and serving area.
8 hand-pulled ales, 4 from Castle Rock, with another 14 rotating keg lines and 5 cider lines. Participates in Nottingham CAMRA's seasonal Stout & Porter Stroll, Mild in May and IPA Hop beer trails. The Fox & Grapes champions local produce and serves Sneinton-made Stewarts coffee and Redsmith Gin and offers a discount to local businesses. Popular with home football and ice hockey fans and as a meeting places for events held at the nearby Nottingham Arena. Occasional live music has included cricketer Graeme Swann's band "Dr. Comfort & the Lurid Revelations". Used for meetings of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust.
Historic Interest
The Fox & Grapes has an entry on Nottingham's Local Heritage List as Heritage Asset HA308 (formerly on Nottingham Civic Society's Local Heritage List 2013.) Literally a pub in two halves, the front portion facing onto Southwell Street designed by Evans & Son, 1905-06, the Fox & Grapes frontage masks the remains of a mid-19th century building of the same name to the rear, the join best seen from Sneinton Market's Avenue C. For many years, the pub was named Peggers and was run by Banks’s. Reopened by Castle Rock Brewery under its original name in September 2017. Although the local nickname is “Pretty Windows”, nothing appears to remain of any ornate glass which gave rise to such a name. Mid-20th century photos suggest the name may have derived at least partly from the ornate window frame tracery from the Edwardian refit.
On the 8th of September 1963, the landlord, ex-miner George Wilson, was brutally stabbed to death a short distance away. The unsolved killing became known as the Pretty Windows Murder [BBC East Midlands News].
The Fox & Grapes is in Nottingham City Council's Sneinton Market Conservation Area.
As at November 2017, the Land Registry showed the Freehold for the Fox & Grapes (NT250068) was held by Carlton Street Trading Limited [Reg. No. 8916111].
[Nottingham City Council; St. Ann's Ward / Nottingham East Parliamentary Constituency].
This Pub serves 4 changing beers and 4 regular beers.
Fox & Grapes, Nottingham: Central
Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals
Live Music
Garden
Family Friendly
Disabled Access
Dog Friendly
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