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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… modern restoration; above the roof is an ancient weather-cock. The Roofs of the chancel and nave are of the 14th …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… brick. ConditionGood; much altered. a(11). The Cock Inn, adjoining (10), on the N. side. Part of one wing is …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 1672, in sight of the Dutch fleet and in expectation of fighting with them in a few hours' time, and thereby gave 15 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… of this wing are curved brackets, carved with a hand, a cock and hen, and foliage; in the middle is the original …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of deerskin (worn as trophies) frequently leading to fighting among rival groups. 352 A separate Forest fair on … 'more quiet and orderly' than a few years earlier, when fighting and disorder had been commonplace; churches and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… bodies during the earlier 20th century to provide fire-fighting, ambulance, and hospital provision, appointing a … gradually superseded gas-lighting. 304 Fire-fighting In 1582 the bailiffs ordered every householder to …
A History of the County of Essex
… given regular grants for improvements to be made. 28 Mrs. Cock, by her will dated 1744, left a yearly rent-charge of £2 …
A History of the County of Essex
… (Norf.). Roger, who was knighted in 1588 for his part in fighting the Spanish Armada, 99 was succeeded by his son …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… until c. 1980 when it moved to Donnington. 60 Neither cock fighting nor bull baiting was confined to the wakes. In the … miners from Oakengates and Ketley regularly spent a week cock fighting at the Bull's Head inn at Rodington. 61 Cock …