Hockley-in-the-Hole was an area of
Clerkenwell Green in central
London where
bull-baiting,
bear-baiting and similar activities occurred in the
17th
17 (seventeen) is the natural number following 16 and preceding 18. It is a prime number.
Seventeen is the sum of the first four prime numbers.
In mathematics
17 is the seventh prime number, which makes seventeen the fourth super-prime, as s ...
and
18th centuries.
[Boulton, W. 1901. ]
The Amusements of Old London: CHAPTER I - THE DIVERSIONS OF HOCKLEY IN THE HOLE, AND AT FIGG'S
'' The
Beargarden was located at Hockley-in-the-Hole where the ''Coach & Horses'' pub at Back Hill and Ray Street meet today, north of the junction of
Clerkenwell Road and
Farringdon Road
Farringdon Road is a road in Clerkenwell, London.
Route
Farringdon Road is part of the A201 route connecting King's Cross to Elephant and Castle. It goes southeast from King's Cross, crossing Rosebery Avenue, then turns south, crossing C ...
.
See also
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Beargarden
*
Westminster Pit
References
Animal cruelty incidents
Baiting (blood sport)
Clerkenwell
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