Finding a pub that is in brigstock

[Luke Elmore]

Hi I was looking at my ancestor recode 1911 Benjamin Elmore and he own a pub called fox and hound I was wondering if it still there thanks Luke

[maddys52]

I'm not local so don't really know ... however this book seems to imply it burned down, though doesn't say when. "A History of Hostelries in Northamptonshire" by Peter Hill.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01oun/

[Ruskie]

You will need to narrow it down - I expect “Fox and Hound/s” would be one of the more common pub names in England.

On the 1911 census have a look at page one of the census book. This will give a description of the enumerator’s route and should help you work out whereabouts in ‘Bridgstock’ the pub was located.

Another thing you can do, is have a look at your ancestor’s ‘neighbours’ in the 1911 census. Go up and down the street making a list of the addresses in order. Have a current map open and follow the route on the map too. You are likely to eventually come to a street or landmark that still exists today, and you should get an idea of whereabouts the pub is or was.

You can do similar with NLS side by side maps:
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=5&lat=56.0000&lon=-4.0000&layers=1&right=BingHyb

I have no idea where ‘Bridgstock’ is or I would have a look for you. You may like to check if the spelling is correct?

[Luke Elmore]

I have checked the neighbours and it say they are near a bridge street and white hall farm but I can’t really read the street name properly

[suzard]

1901 census Benjamin is at the Fox and Hounds Bridge St Brigstock Thrapston Northamptonshire
He appears at this address in 1910 and 1914 Northamptonshire directories under Beer retailers
The pub burned down in 1938
If you put "History of Fox and Hounds Bridge St Brigstock Northamptonshire" into a search engine  you should get a picture of the old pub - Brigstock was connected with the Woodland Pytchley Hunt

[Luke Elmore]

It says it burned down in 1938 but I can’t see the picture of it does anyone have the book and can send me the picture of the pub thanks Luke

[suzard]

I put as I previously posted into google and the picture came up immediately

Suz

[Luke Elmore]

What really what does the picture look like is it the cover of the book

[suzard]

It s a black and white picture of Bridge St  street and underneath it tells exactly where the Fox and Hounds is

Suz