Ye Olde Fighting Cocks
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Ye Olde Fighting Cocks - the view along the River Ver (2006)
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 Location within Hertfordshire
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| Former names | The Round House, Three Pigeons |
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| Address | 16 Abbey Mill Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL3 4HE |
| Coordinates | 51°44′56″N 0°20′50″W / 51.7489°N 0.3471°WCoordinates: 51°44′56″N 0°20′50″W / 51.7489°N 0.3471°W |
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Listed Building – Grade II
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| Official name | The Fighting Cocks Public House |
| Designated | 1950 |
| Reference no. | 1347100 |
Ye Olde Fighting Cocks is a public house in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It is one of several pubs that lay claim to being the oldest in England. The building is described by Historic England as being of sixteenth century appearance, but as the earliest date for which it can be proved to have been licensed is 1756 - and even that date is not certain - its claim to this record is somewhat uncertain. Others such as the Ye Olde Man & Scythe in Bolton, Greater Manchester and Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem in Nottingham may have better claims. Even in St Albans, the White Hart and the Fleur de Lys (currently called 'The Snug') have claims to have been trading as inns in the late medieval period.
The pub is at the end of Abbey Mill Lane beside the River Ver, just outside the perimeter of Verulamium Park, not far from St Albans Cathedral.
The main structure is free-standing and has an octagonal appearance, attributable to its original use as a pigeon house. It has been added to over the years but the original timber-framed structure is clearly visible. It was originally located close to St Albans Cathedral (when it was St Albans Abbey) and was moved to the present site sometime after the dissolution of the Abbey in 1539. Its foundations are claimed to be even older, dating from around 793 but again this is dubious. It is thought that there are tunnels running between the cathedral and the pub's beer cellars which were once used by monks.
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