The Old Cock Inn


  • Type: English Public House
  • Travel Genus: Drink , Eats , Sight
  • Sight Category: Building
  • Drinkery Category: Casual Drinkery
  • Eatery Class: Casual Sit Down Restaurant
  • Drinkery Type: Bar

Licensed in l0th year of Queen Anne

The Old Cock Inn is a Grade II listed public house in Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire. Built in 1712, the two-storey tavern presents an unusual Gothick composition with roughcast walls, stone-mullioned windows with trefoiled heads, and an early-19th-century doorcase. A covered arched gateway on the right is crowned by a grotesque human head with a toad issuing from its mouth, popularly said to caricature Judge Jeffreys. The building incorporates medieval fragments, including a large Decorated-tracery window and carved stone heads salvaged from the demolished church of St Nicholas. Today the inn serves cask beer, English food and a traditional Sunday roast. - AsNotedIn


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1325/00/00 St Nicholas church is built in Droitwich to replace a 12C church destroyed in a 1298 fire. Destroyed during the Civil War, the last of St Nicholas was razed in early 19C. A tracery window from St Nicholas can be seen between the pub signs at The Old Cock.
1712/00/00 The Old Cock Inn is licensed to sell alcohol. Ale, apple cider and perry, made from crushed fermented pears, are probably served here. Perry Cider

Eat and Drink »

Eatery Class Casual Sit Down Restaurant
Food Time Dessert
Food Time Dinner
Eatery Attribute Indoor Seating
Food Time Lunch
Eatery Attribute Outdoor Seating
Eatery Meal Sunday Roast

Drinkery
Drinkery Type Bar
Drinkery Category Casual Drinkery
Drinkery Type English Public House
Drinkery Attribute Real Ale


Data »

Particulars for The Old Cock Inn:
Area of Significance Architecture
Sight Category Building
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Eatery Eatery
Event English Civil War
Food Culture English Food
Area of Significance Entertainment - Recreation
Building Use Inn

Data
National Heritage List for England List Entry: 1350446



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