FOXHEAD INN

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Architectural Style: TUDOR
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Historical Notes

HOWARD FOX BOUGHT THE CLIFTON INN, WHICH WAS OWNED BY THE OLD CLIFTON HOUSE HOTEL, AND AFTER RENOVATING THE BUILDINGS HE OPENED HIS FOX HEAD INN IN 1925. THE ORIGINAL EAST BUILDING, LATER DEMOLISHED IN 1964, ENCLOSED THE DINING ROOM. IN 1958-59, THE WESTERN END WAS AQUIRED BY J A MACTAGGART WHO CONVERTED IT INTO LOUIS TUSSAUDS WAX WORKS

Architectural Notes

THE FOX HEAD INN COMPRISED TWO BUILDINGS: THE ORIGINAL EAST WING (NOW DEMOLISHED) AND THE WEST WING. BOTH UNDERWENT MAJOR REMODELING IN 1925 AND WERE GIVEN AN ENGLISH TUDOR APPEARANCE WITH A DARK TIMBER AND WHITE STUCCO EXTERIOR AND A MANSARD ROOF WITH MULTIPLE GABLES. THE GROUND FLOOR WAS RENOVATED AGAIN WITH THE BUILDINGS CONVERSION TO A WAX MUSEUM