Ye Olde Cock - Fleet Street, London, Great Britain.
N 51° 30.817 W 000° 06.713
30U E 700393 N 5710898
Small sculpture on the front of the "Ye Olde Cock Tavern" which is a public house on London's Fleet Street. Originally built before the 17th century. It has been said to be frequented by Samuel Pepys, Alfred Tennyson and Charles Dickens.
Waymark Code: WMG6CZ
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/19/2013
Views: 8
This sculpture of a Cockerell is mounted at first floor level, In front of the historic public house 'Ye Olde Cock Tavern'
The bird is approx 24 inches tall, appears to be made of metal.
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"Ye Olde Cock Tavern was rebuilt, including the interior (which is thought to include work by carver Grinling Gibbons), on the other side of the road in the 1880s when a branch of the Bank of England was built where it stood. However, in the 1990s a fire broke out and destroyed many of the original ornaments, and the building has since gone through a restoration using photographs." Text Source: (visit link)
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Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Ye Old Cock
Figure Type: Animal
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: uknown
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown
Materials used: Metal
Location: Ye Olde Cock Tavern - Fleet Street.
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