1859 – September 1953
Charles Fox came from a well-established Southampton family and his father, Frederick, inherited enough money to build a country house (The Lawn) at Bursledon. Charles pursued a career in banking and eventually became manager of the Capital and Counties Bank in Winchester.
He had an abiding interest in geology and archaeology and was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. In his capacity as Bank Manager, he visited numerous farms and was able to explore the chalk pits, barrows and earthworks, writing letters and articles about them for the local press. On a number of these excursions, he took along his son Cyril (1882 – 1967) who was to become a pre-eminent British archaeologist and Director of the National Museum of Wales.
Fox had wide ranging interests, investigating sites as varied as a Bronze Age ritual shaft (with Williams-Freeman), ancient salt works (with Crawford and Sumner) as well as lost tumuli and the wreck of the Grace Dieu.
Sources
Cyril Fox, Archaeologist Extraordinary, Charles Scott-Fox 2002.
Portrait
Contribution to county’s history
Charles Fox had an inquisitive interest in the area between Southampton and Fareham, investigating numerous sites and monuments.
Relevant published works
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Fox, C F (1928) A Bronze Age refuse pit at Swanwick, Hants, Antiq Journ 8, 331-6
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Fox, C F (1930) The Bronze Age pit at Swanwick; further finds, Antiq Journ 10, 30-3
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Fox, C F (1932) Tumuli on Netley Hill, Bursledon Proc Hants Field Club12, 72
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Fox, C F (1935) Salt Works at Hook, Warsash Proc Hants Field Club 13, 105-9
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Fox, C F (1944) Folk lore Proc Hants Field Club 16, 117
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Fox, C F (1945) Viking ship in the Hamble River Proc Hants Field Club 16, 163-5
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Fox, C F (1947) Iron Works Bursledon Proc Hants Field Club 16, 287
Critical Comments
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Contributor
Dave Allen November 2021
Keywords
Geology, archaeology
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