...very old pub...new spirit..
	FOX & HOUNDS	LONDON SW1H 8HR	29 Passmore Street
	Until September 1999, this was perhaps the last pub in London to have a beer licence, which meant it could sell beer and wine, but not spirits. The Victorians believed spirits to be harmful to the lower classes and restricted the number of full licences. Bearing in mind the huge consumption of gin at the time, perhaps they had a point. This quaint little pub stands at the end of a terrace of artisans cottages, built in the 1860's. Behind its squat timber front, lies a narrow series of bars. The decor is simple and comfortable. It's a working man's pub in what has become a fashionable area and attracts a broad mix of customers.	Choristers meet here after practice, as do cast from the nearby Royal Court Theatre. It's popular with real ale buffs too, being one of a handful of London pubs to appear in all 25 editions of the Good Beer Guide, a tribute to Diane Pearce Harvey, who retired in 1998 after thirty years as landlady. Young's Brewery, who have taken-over the pub, vowed not to alter its character. Changes include a full licence, an expanded menu which offers good food at lunchtimes and evenings; and redecoration. Once there were plans to pull down the Fox & Hounds. What a tragedy that would have been!
			OPEN Mon-Sat 11.00-23.00 Sun & Bank hols 12.00-22.30 Credit cards: Major (not Amex) TEL 020 7730 6367 TUBE Sloane Square
			FOOD Bar Mon - Fri 12.00-14.30 & 17.30-20.30
			BEER Youngs range