Cockfighting Pit, Upton, Chester

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Cockfighting Pit, Upton, Chester

Image: © BrianPritchard Taken: 25 Jan 2008

In this former garden of Upton Cross, cockfighting took place. Upton Cross is understood to have been owned by Canon Harvey [head of the Chester Kings School]. He gave the cockpit to the people of Upton. Follow this link for more information, http://www.historyofuptonbychester.org.uk/uptoncross.html

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Image Location

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53.215293
Longitude
-2.886788