Cock - High Street, Baldock, Herts, UK.
N 51° 59.234 W 000° 11.159
30U E 693220 N 5763357
The Cock is one of those pub signs that is widely seen throughout the UK.
Waymark Code: WMA1YW
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/03/2010
Views: 5
The older the pub, the more likely it is that a pub called The Cock has a real link to the past.
It is probable, where you find a pub called The Cock, that cock fighting went on in the yard or even inside if there was a cock pit. Since cock fighting was made illegal in England and Wales in 1835 (1895 in Scotland), this would be a good indication of whether this might be a proper traditional sign, or just an adopted one.
Name of Artist: Not known.
Date of current sign: Not known.
Date of first pub on site: Not known.
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