We visit Wolverhampton pub that's been given a new lease of life after undergoing extensive refurbishment following years of closure
A pub which has laid closed and derelict for years is set to begin a new life after being taken over and given a full and extensive makeover.
The Fox and Goose had once been a popular pub, set alongside the busy Penn Road in a busy retail area, but closed as a pub in 2007.
It had gained a new life in 2017 as the Carriba, a Caribbean restaurant and cocktail lounge, but closed during the Covid-19 pandemic and had laid dormant for several years.
However, it is set to gain a brand new life as a hybrid cafe and pub after being taken over by Liz and Steve Evans, who are well known in the Penn area after 25 years at the Barley Mow pub on Penn Common.
The pub had a soft launch on August 2 and officially opened its doors on Wednesday, while the cafe will open for the first time on Tuesday, August 12.
Since taking over, Steve and Liz have worked to completely rebuild the inside of the pub, creating two separate areas for the cafe, which will run from 9am to 3.30pm from Tuesday to Saturday and until 2pm on Sundays when it opens, and the pub, which will be open from mid-afternoon until late Monday to Friday and through the afternoon and evening at weekends.
Steve Evans said he had lived in the area his whole life and had been aware of the Fox and Goose and had seen the potential in it.
