| Fighting Cocks | |
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Fighting Cocks | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Public house |
| Architectural style | Arts and Crafts |
| Location | Moseley,Birmingham,England |
| Coordinates | 52°26′48″N1°53′16″W / 52.44667°N 1.88778°W /52.44667; -1.88778 |
| Construction started | 1903 |
| Completed | 1903 (1903) |
| Client | Holt Brewery Company |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Newton &Cheatle |
| Awards and prizes | Grade II listed |
TheFighting Cocks is aGrade II listedpublic house inMoseley,Birmingham,England.[1]
The public house by this name in Moseley was first recorded in 1759, when on Boxing Day, a cock-fighting event took place between gentlemen from Warwickshire and Worcestershire.[2]
The earlier public house was demolished when King Edward Road was formed off Alcester Road. This building was erected in 1903 to the designs of the architectsThomas Walter Francis Newton andAlfred Edward Cheatle.[3] It was built in theArts and Crafts style.
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