Hitchin http://www.nicolasassociates.com/hitchinvirtualtour/highst.htm High Street Formerly known as Cock Street, this short road leads from Moss' Corner at the end of Bancroft, to the Market Place. Moss' corner was the site of the Trooper Inn. The Moss family, whose business sense was legendary in Hitchin, purchased the building towards the end of the 19th century and demolished it in 1899 to make way for the building that exists today. During the work a number of human skeletons were found, possibly the remnants of an ancient graveyard. The street's original name refers to the Cock Inn, halfway along. This inn was built in 1563, probably using stones from the Priory. The inn was known for staging cockfights,hence its name. It was originally much larger than today, having stables for 68 horses. In 1931 Woolworth's purchased and demolished a large portion of the building, erecting a store in its place. This store is now used by Boot's, and Woolworth's have moved to the other side of the Cock (demolishing Perks & Llewellyn the Chemists - whose Victorian shop interior is preserved in Hitchin Museum). Hope this helps Regards Gay -----Original Message----- From: eng-hertfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-hertfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Alison Leedham Sent: Friday, 10 September 2010 11:04 PM To: ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE@rootsweb.com Subject: [HRT] Cock St, Hitchin Hello I'm trying to locate Cock St., Hitchin. It appears in the 1841 and 1851 censuses but not after that and the maps on Old-maps.co.uk date from the 1880s. In 1841, my 2g grandfather Rev John Broad and family were on Bancroft, which is where I understood the manse was (and where they are in 1851). But in the margin, it says Cock St. and so it's unclear to me which address they were at in 1841. Looking at the census sheets around, it looks as if it should be somewhere not far from Bancroft and/or Golden Square and/or Portmill Lane, but that's as close as I can get. Does any one have access to an older map or some other reference document that might help? Thanks Alison Vancouver Hertfordshire Surnames List http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/hertford.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message