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COCK INN METHWOLD index
HIGH STREET GRIMSHOE HUNDRED CLOSED 21.01.1971
ELIJAH EYRES

     

MORGANS     
BULLARDS     
WATNEY MANN April 1967
Licensees :
GEORGE GREEN 1830 - 1831
REBECCA GREEN 1836 - 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 1868 - 1869
JOHN WORTLEY 1871 - 1872
ROBERT SPINKS 1875 - 1890
Mrs MARIA SPINKS 1891 - 1901
ARTHUR THOMAS BLUNDERFIELD 1904
Mrs MARIA SPINKS 1908 - 1922
EDWARD McFEELY 1925 - 1929
WILLIAM FLOGDELL 1929 - 1960
CLIFFORD FLOGDELL 1960 - 1967
WILLIAM MARSHALL 1967 - 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. 

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.

With thanks to Clifford Flogdell for added information on the licensees.
See :-
METHWOLD INNS & INNKEEPERS
1836 to 1970
by Cliff Flogdell

© Cliff Flogdell 2003