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Pubs & Inns - Cockett
Cockett Inn
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Cockett Inn near Cefn Coed Hospital and old quarries near by, 1953. |
Cockett Inn on Waunarlwydd Road, January 2006
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Reproduced from the (1953) Ordnance Survey map, without reference to the Cockett Inn..
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| (C) | H34 | BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL BUILDING, INNS, PUBLIC HOUSES, HOTELS, SOCIAL CLUBS | 1873 12 Sept. | Swansea licensing: William Williams, Cockett Inn, Cockett, double licence P6. |
| (C) | H34 | BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL BUILDING, INNS, PUBLIC HOUSES, HOTELS, SOCIAL CLUBS | 1876 14 Jan. | Swansea police: case against John Williams of Cockett Inn for selling beer illegally adjourned.P6 |
| (C) | H34 | BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL BUILDING, INNS, PUBLIC HOUSES, HOTELS, SOCIAL CLUBS | 1876 04 Feb. | Swansea police: license of the Cockett Inn, tranferred from William Williams to John Williams. P3 |
| (C) | H34 | BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL BUILDING, INNS, PUBLIC HOUSES, HOTELS, SOCIAL CLUBS | 1876 10 March | Swansea police: Mr Williams, Cockett Inn, fined £1 for selling beer out of hours on Sunday to Mr Gibbs. P6 |
| (C) | H34 | BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL BUILDING, INNS, PUBLIC HOUSES, HOTELS, SOCIAL CLUBS | 1876 10 March | Swansea police: Cockett Inn, out of hours beer sale case:Mr Gibbs needed drink after 4 mile walk in sleet and snow. P6 |
| (C) | Q21 | CRIME AND PUNISHMENT AND POLICE, DRUNKENNESS, VAGRANCY,PUBLIC NUISANCE, SURETIES | 1876 10 March | Swansea police: Cockett Inn, out of hours beer sale case:Mr Gibbs needed drink after 4 mile walk in sleet and snow. P6 |
| (C) | Q21 | CRIME AND PUNISHMENT AND POLICE, DRUNKENNESS, VAGRANCY,PUBLIC NUISANCE, SURETIES | 1876 10 March | Swansea police:Mr Williams, Cockett Inn, fined £1 selling out of hours beer on Sunday to Mr Gibbs. P6 |
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P532 | KELLY'S DIRECTORY | 1891 | Cockett. Commercial. Thomas Thomas (Mrs.), Cockett inn. |
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NOTE:
The Cockett Inn can be seen from OS maps of 1879 - to date 2012, currenly still in use. Double Licence = Beer and Spirit Licence.
QUOTE
"At Cockett Inn the road dips sharply in the direction of the Cottage Homes, St. Peter's Church, after which it slopes down again to meet the cross-roads and traffic lights by Cockett Bridge and Station." N.L. Thomas, Swansea District and Villages - Cockett p.100, printed 1969.
REFERENCE: KELLY'S DIRECTORY 1891 (C) Cambrian [web filtered] | (LIC) Licence records | (WGA) West Glamorgan Archives | Available from the Swansea County Hall |
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