Monument record 11059 - Cock Fight Hill, Between Souter's Lane and the City Wall

In the eighteenth century, the land between Souter's Lane and The City Wall, later to be turned into the Roman Gardens (CHER 11028) was known as Cock Fight Hill, as it was the site of the city's cockpit. The last cockpit was built at this location as late as 1825, which was only twenty-four years before public cock-fighting was abolished (1 - 4).

<1> Chester Archaeology, 1995, Heritage Assessment of Dee House and Environs, Chester., R2685 (Client Report). SCH4794.

<2> Hemingway, J., 1831, History of Chester, from its foundation to the present time. Volume 2 (Book). SCH1412.

<3> Hemingway, J., 1831, History of Chester, from its foundation to the present time. Volume 1 (Book). SCH1436.

<4> Simpson, F., 1910, The Walls of Chester (Book). SCH3255.