| Licensees : |
| - |
|
| SOBIOSKO
HARMAN (?) |
1789 |
| JOHN HINSBY |
1794 |
| - |
|
| - |
|
GEORGE GREEN
Died 13th May 1833 |
1815 - 1833 |
| REBECCA GREEN
widow |
1833 - 1839 |
WILLIAM GATHERCOLE
age 59 in 1851 |
1840 - 1851 |
| GEORGE COE |
1854 |
THOMAS
YOUNGE
& harness maker
also found as Youngs & as Young |
1856 - 1861 |
| JOHN DYBLE |
1864 - 1865 |
| HAYHOW CLARKE CONSTABLE |
1867 - 1869 |
| JOHN WORTLEY |
1871 - 1872 |
ROBERT SPINKS
(Robert Spinks the third 1881, junior 1885 - 1886) |
1875 - 1890 |
| Mrs MARIA SPINKS |
1891 - 1901 |
| ARTHUR THOMAS BLUNDERFIELD |
1904 |
| Mrs MARIA SPINKS |
1908 - 1922 |
| EDWARD McFEELY |
1925 - 1929 |
WILLIAM H FLOGDELL
Died September 1961 - age 63 |
1929 - 1960 |
| CLIFFORD FLOGDELL |
1960 - 1967 |
| WILLIAM
MARSHALL |
1967 to
Closure |
|
King Charles II (1630 - 1685) is said to have watched cock fighting here during inspection of local fen
drainage works.
In his will of 1833, Robert King bequeathed the Cock Inn, a corn mill
and other properties to his son-in-law, John Batterbee.
On the night of 7th February 1853, the house kept open all night,
landlord Charles Coe retired to bed and his daughter, Elizabeth, sat up
and assisted her mother. Susan Wellington worked at the Cock and served
the persons present beer throughout the night. A conjurer was present
and performed tricks in the club room.
Robert Smith, a corporal in the Grenadier Guards was one of those
present and at about four o'clock in the morning, was in a fist fight
with Richard Laws. The fight ended when Laws struck a blow just between
the legs. Smith fell to the floor and never moved or spoke afterwards.
Laws was committed to trial for manslaughter.
Labourer Samuel Whiteman (26) was sentenced to one month in prison for
stealing a file and another instrument, to the value of 1 shilling, the
property of licensee Clarke Constable. It was heard in court Thursday
21st March 1867 that Whiteman had been left alone at the house and took
the opportunity to steal the file and a chisel from the kitchen.
On the annual dinner held Tuesday 4th December 1951, the chairman of the
Cock Hotel Bowls Club thanked their hosts, Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Flogdell and
gave special thanks to Mr. Flogdell since "without him, there would be
no bowls".
Given as the COCK HOTEL
(Residential) 1967/8
43 barrels of draught beer and 50 barrels of bottled beer sold in final year of trading. |
