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Latitude: 52.0575 / 52°3'27"N
Longitude: -0.8538 / 0°51'13"W
OS Eastings: 478686
OS Northings: 240526
OS Grid: SP786405
Mapcode National: GBR BYG.T4Z
Mapcode Global: VHDSZ.5K01
Plus Code: 9C4X345W+2F
Entry Name: The Cock Hotel
Listing Date: 12 June 1953
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1310973
English Heritage Legacy ID: 45520
ID on this website: 101310973
Location: Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK11
County: Milton Keynes
Civil Parish: Stony Stratford
Built-Up Area: Milton Keynes
Traditional County: Buckinghamshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Buckinghamshire
Church of England Parish: Stony Stratford St Mary and Giles
Church of England Diocese: Oxford
Tagged with: Hotel
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5135 HIGH STREET
(North-East Side)
Stony Stratford
Nos 72 and 74
(The Cock Hotel)
SP 7840 1/28 12.6.53.
II* GV
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Circa 1742. 3 storey. Red brick with some grey headers fronting remains of previous
Inn. Steep pitched tiled roof (old tiles on No 74 only) and contemporary brick
chimney stacks. Moulded eaves cornice. 8 windows to 1st and 2nd moors. Late
shop front and house entrance at north end; small panelled pilasters to shop front
(plate glass). Doorcase has reeded architrave, brackets to flat hood, 6 panelled
door with radiating fanlight; panelled reveals and soffit. Hotel entrance 3 windows
from south end. The 3rd, 4th and 5th window on both sides of the hotel entrance
have wide rusticated architraves and stepped up keystone. The 1st floor window
above the entrance is semi-circular 5 light. All windows are sash (late glazing
ground floor), and those without the architraves have a stucco lintel with keystone.
Remains of good large wrought iron bracket for sign. Hotel entrance has a magnificent
earved wooden doorcase, two 3/4 reeded columns and 2 plain pilasters with Corinthian
capitals, moulded eared architrave, above which on a level with the capitals is
a panel with swags, all topped by an entablature with carved pulvinated frieze
and dentilled cornice. Panelled door. C19 2-storey extension breaking forward
at south end, slate roof, 1 window to 1st floor with good cast iron balcony;
carriageway through ground floor, with sign on bracket 1st floor on the left.
2 storey tiled extension at rear with modern brick stack. 2 tall sash windows on
1st floor with gabled dormers. The rivalry between the Cock and Bull Hotels in
coaching days is said to be the origin of the metaphor.
Nos 62 to 86 (even) including Nos 66A 70A, and 86A, Nos 88 to 106 (even) and
the former St Anthony Franciscan Preoaratory School form a group.
Listing NGR: SP7868640526
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