Ye Olde Cock Tavern
Ye Olde Cock Tavern is a public house on London's Fleet Street and is part of the Taylor Walker Pubs group.
From Pubs.com
Why did the chicken (or Cock) cross the road? Because it had to make way for the Law Courts branch of the Bank of England. But there's a wonderful ironic twist, the bank has been turned into a pub.
The Cock crossed the road in 1887 and much of its interior was carefully installed in the new building, including the cock, fireplace and its 17th century oak overmantle. Legend has it this was the work of master carver Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721) who carved wood and stone decorations for many royal houses including Windsor, Hampton Court and Kensington Palace. He carved a throne and choir stall at St. Paul's up the road but comparing the workmanship he must have had a few before working on the pub.
Ye Olde Cock Tavern
Ye Olde Cock Tavern is a public house on London's Fleet Street and is part of the Taylor Walker Pubs group.
From Pubs.com
Why did the chicken (or Cock) cross the road? Because it had to make way for the Law Courts branch of the Bank of England. But there's a wonderful ironic twist, the bank has been turned into a pub.
The Cock crossed the road in 1887 and much of its interior was carefully installed in the new building, including the cock, fireplace and its 17th century oak overmantle. Legend has it this was the work of master carver Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721) who carved wood and stone decorations for many royal houses including Windsor, Hampton Court and Kensington Palace. He carved a throne and choir stall at St. Paul's up the road but comparing the workmanship he must have had a few before working on the pub.