Hen and Chickens - St Paul's Road, London, UK.
N 51° 32.765 W 000° 06.122
30U E 700933 N 5714534
This unusually named pub is another to offer two signs for the price of one.
Waymark Code: WME026
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/15/2012
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There are a number of reasons why a pub might get this name.
The Hen and Chickens was a term used to refer to the Pleiads, a group of stars in the constellation of Taurus in the 16th century. Later the term was used to a flower, in fact a daisy such as the London Pride ( (
visit link) and later still, a child's game. It was a term also used to describe a many wheeled, pedalled, delivery vehicle used for a short time by the post office.