Cockerel

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Sun 13 May, 2007 11:55 pm

I'm sure this is nothing to do with a brewery - its a pub sign for the Golden Cock.( I remember sitting in the yard at the back with a lemonade whilst my dad had a pint!) The resemblance to the Courage logo is coincidence.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Thu 24 May, 2007 4:13 pm

I've posted a photo of the building on the 'Lost Pubs' thread (page 4)

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Sat 26 May, 2007 2:11 pm

Loinerpete wrote: munki wrote: Was it the building in the picture? Yep, that is indeed the roof of the Golden cock or the precinct depending on your age, its just further along kirkgate from the darbaar The present use of this building is Superdrug. Aye, Precinct was the one I remember. Apparantly, my dad sais the pub, originally the Golden Cock was owned by Courage brewery!

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Sat 26 May, 2007 2:31 pm

I have put some info about this on the Leeds lost pubs thread - and I will put some more on.Sorry, but I think your dad's memory is mistaken simonm.The superdrug building has faintly discernable signs that say Ind, Coope (and) Allsopp's. these 2 breweries merged in 1934 - dating the signs to post that date. Ind Coope & Allsops became part of the Tetley-walker empire which in turn became Allied Breweries (now Carlsberg Tetley) so the pub would have been become part of Tetley's estate - and I remember that the Precinct was indeed a Tetley pubseehttp://www.quaffale.org.uk/php/brewery/723I think the Cockerel/courage link is just confusion.

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Sat 26 May, 2007 3:00 pm

Drapesy, my dad is, more than likely confused, after all he did quaff large amounts in his earleir days.. lol..but it is Superdrun building, not the indian restaurant that the cockerel is above...

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Sat 26 May, 2007 3:05 pm

you're right -It certainly is the current superdrug building;I took this photo last week.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Sat 26 May, 2007 7:41 pm

There's a very interesting pic of the Golden Cock in Victorian times, before the present building, and some interesting comments - including one from someone whose grandparents owned the pub;http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... Y=FULLThis photo and the one in the previous post have been taken from an almost identical spot 100+ years apart.