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[[File:CourageTradePriceList1914.jpg|thumb|A price list, 1914]]
[[File:CourageWholesalePriceList1930s.jpg|thumb|A price list, 1930s]]
[[image:LondonSE1CourageGlassSign1.jpg|thumb|Courage Glass Sign. Photo: Jorgen Langkilde Larsen, Aarhus, Denmark]]
[[File:Courage Pub Sign aa.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Courage & Barclay logo.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:P1100553.JPG|thumb]]
[[File:Courage Alton RD zmx.JPG|thumb|Alton Bitter]]
[[File:CourageMugBase1948.jpg|thumb|Mug base]]
[[File:CourageBest_Beermats.jpg|thumb|Beermats]]
<big>'''Courage Cockerels'''</big>
<big>'''Courage Cockerels'''</big>


'''[[Courage & Co. Ltd]]'''
'''[[Courage & Co. Ltd]]'''


The Cockerel has long been the image identifying Courage pubs. Here are some examples.
''(This page is under construction)''
 
 
The Cockerel has long been the image identifying Courage pubs.


''(This page is under construction)''
In 1780, John Courage, born in Aberdeen of a French Huguenot family, moved to London. In 1787, he bought the Horselydown brewhouse from the Ellis family. John Courage I died in 1793, but was succeeded by two further generations, both John. It is thought that the brewery's Gold Cockerel image sprang from the family's French origins, and began to be associated with the brewery from the early 19th century.
 
In the 1930s, a new cockerel design became more prolifically used and was gradually introduced on pub signs, brewery stationery etc. In 1948, Courage commissioned designer Milner Gray to create a new silhouette design, and this lasted all the way up to the early 1990s. From the 1960s, Courage pubs were given wall plaques featuring the Cockerel.
 
Here are some examples.
 
===London and Middlesex===
 
<gallery>
File:BrentfordNewInn2005_SP_Sep2005.jpg|New Inn, Brentford
File:BrentfordRoyalOak2008_BI_May2008.jpg|Royal Oak, Brentford
File:E16Anchor2008_SRH_Apr2008.jpg|Anchor, London E16
File:EC1ShakespeareArlington2008a_WRB_Apr2007.jpg|Shakespeare, Arlington Way, EC1
File:EC1ShakespeareArlington2008b_WRB_Apr2007.jpg|Shakespeare, Arlington Way, EC1
File:LondonEC4Bell_BobInman_07May2008.jpg|Bell, London EC4
File:LondonEC4Cockpit19_SP_041218.jpg|Cockpit, London EC4
File:LondonEC4Cockpit17_SP_041218.jpg|Cockpit, London EC4
File:LondonEC4Cockpit18_SP_041218.jpg|Cockpit, London EC4
File:HamptonHillStar2008aa_BI_July2008.jpg|Star, Hampton Hill
File:N1DukeOfWellington2007a_WRB_Apr2007.jpg|Duke of Wellington, N1, 2007
File:N1DukeOfWellington2007b_SRH_Mar2007.jpg|Duke of Wellington, N1, 2007
File:N1DukeOfWellington2014a_AH_Mar2014.jpg|Duke of Wellington, N1, 2014
File:N1DukeOfWellington2014b_AH_Mar2014.jpg|Duke of Wellington, N1, 2014
File:N1ThreeCrowns2007a_WRB_080407.jpg|Three Crowns, London N1
File:NW1Camden_WRB_Jul2008.jpg|Camden, London NW1
File:NW1Constitution_WRB_Sep2007.jpg|Constitution, London NW1
File:NW1ExmouthArms2006a_WRB_Nov2006.jpg|Exmouth Arms, London NW1, 2006
File:NW1ExmouthArms2019c_SP_Mar2019.jpg|Exmouth Arms, London NW1, 2019
File:LondonNW3Enterprise55_SP_Feb19.jpg|Enterprise, London NW3
File:NW5Crimea2020_TrC_June2020.jpg|Crimea, London NW5
File:NW5JunctionTavern2020c_TrC_June2020.jpg|Junction Tavern, London NW5
File:NW5SouthamptonArms2021_SamLoveday_Sep2021.jpg|Southampton Arms, London NW5
File:SE1BlackHorse2006_WRB_Oct2006.jpg|Black Horse, SE1
File:SE1OxfordArms_TrC_Oct2014.jpg|Oxford Arms, London SE1
File:SE1RedCow2006_WRB_Oct2006.jpg|Red Cow, SE1
File:SE10PrinceAlbert2007_WRB_June07.jpg|Prince Albert, SE10
File:SE13Woodman2007a_WRB_June07.jpg|Woodman, SE13
File:SE19Cambridge2010a_WRB_May2010.jpg|Cambridge, SE19
File:SE19Cambridge2010b_WRB_May2010.jpg|Cambridge, SE19
File:SouthKentonWindermere2003_WRB_May2003.jpg|Windermere, South Kenton, 2003
File:SouthKentonWindermere2010a_SRH_Jan2010.jpg|Windermere, South Kenton, 2010
File:SouthKentonWindermere2010b_SRH_Jan2010.jpg|Windermere, South Kenton, 2010
File:SouthKentonWindermere2010c_SRH_Jan2010.jpg|Windermere, South Kenton, 2010
File:SW3QueensHead2009_SRH_Jan09.jpg|Queens Head, London SW3
File:SW6ImperialArms_AHooker_June13.jpg|Imperial Arms, SE16
File:TeddingtonBuildersArms2011aa_SP_Feb2011.jpg|Builders Arms, Teddington
File:W1Star&Garter2007a_WRB_Apr2007.jpg|Star & Garter, W1
File:W1Star&Garter2007b_WRB_Apr2007.jpg|Star & Garter, W1
</gallery>


===Berkshire===
===Berkshire===
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File:HighWycombeRose&Crown2017cc_SP_Feb2017.jpg|Rose & Crown, High Wycombe
File:HighWycombeRose&Crown2017cc_SP_Feb2017.jpg|Rose & Crown, High Wycombe
File:HolmerGreenEarlHowe2011_BHK_Sep2011.jpg|Earl Howe, Homer Green
File:HolmerGreenEarlHowe2011_BHK_Sep2011.jpg|Earl Howe, Homer Green
File:IverHeathStag&Hounds2011aa_BHK_Sep2011.jpg|Stag & Hounds, Iver Green
File:IverHeathStag&Hounds2011aa_BHK_Sep2011.jpg|Stag & Hounds, Iver Heath
File:MarlowCoach&Horses2006_DTaylor.jpg|Coach & Horses, Marlow
File:MarlowCoach&Horses2006_DTaylor.jpg|Coach & Horses, Marlow
File:TaplowOak&Saw2011aa_BHK_Apr2011.jpg|Oak & Saw, Taplow
File:TaplowOak&Saw2011aa_BHK_Apr2011.jpg|Oak & Saw, Taplow
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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:GraysTheobaldArms2011aa_BHK_July2011.jpg|Theobald Arms, Grays, Essex
File:GraysTheobaldArms2011aa_BHK_July2011.jpg|Theobald Arms, Grays, Essex
File:GreatWakeringRedLion2011aa_BHK_July2011.jpg|Red Lion, Great Wakering, Essex
File:RainhamPhoenix2007_WRB_Dec2007.jpg|Phoenix, Rainham, Essex
File:RainhamPhoenix2007_WRB_Dec2007.jpg|Phoenix, Rainham, Essex
</gallery>
</gallery>

Revision as of 17:37, 8 May 2024

A price list, 1914
A price list, 1930s
Courage Glass Sign. Photo: Jorgen Langkilde Larsen, Aarhus, Denmark
Courage Pub Sign aa.jpg
Courage & Barclay logo.jpg
P1100553.JPG
Alton Bitter
Mug base
Beermats

Courage Cockerels

Courage & Co. Ltd

(This page is under construction)


The Cockerel has long been the image identifying Courage pubs.

In 1780, John Courage, born in Aberdeen of a French Huguenot family, moved to London. In 1787, he bought the Horselydown brewhouse from the Ellis family. John Courage I died in 1793, but was succeeded by two further generations, both John. It is thought that the brewery's Gold Cockerel image sprang from the family's French origins, and began to be associated with the brewery from the early 19th century.

In the 1930s, a new cockerel design became more prolifically used and was gradually introduced on pub signs, brewery stationery etc. In 1948, Courage commissioned designer Milner Gray to create a new silhouette design, and this lasted all the way up to the early 1990s. From the 1960s, Courage pubs were given wall plaques featuring the Cockerel.

Here are some examples.

London and Middlesex

  • New Inn, Brentford

    New Inn, Brentford

  • Royal Oak, Brentford

    Royal Oak, Brentford

  • Anchor, London E16

    Anchor, London E16

  • Shakespeare, Arlington Way, EC1

    Shakespeare, Arlington Way, EC1

  • Shakespeare, Arlington Way, EC1

    Shakespeare, Arlington Way, EC1

  • Bell, London EC4

    Bell, London EC4

  • Cockpit, London EC4

    Cockpit, London EC4

  • Cockpit, London EC4

    Cockpit, London EC4

  • Cockpit, London EC4

    Cockpit, London EC4

  • Star, Hampton Hill

    Star, Hampton Hill

  • Duke of Wellington, N1, 2007

    Duke of Wellington, N1, 2007

  • Duke of Wellington, N1, 2007

    Duke of Wellington, N1, 2007

  • Duke of Wellington, N1, 2014

    Duke of Wellington, N1, 2014

  • Duke of Wellington, N1, 2014

    Duke of Wellington, N1, 2014

  • Three Crowns, London N1

    Three Crowns, London N1

  • Camden, London NW1

    Camden, London NW1

  • Constitution, London NW1

    Constitution, London NW1

  • Exmouth Arms, London NW1, 2006

    Exmouth Arms, London NW1, 2006

  • Exmouth Arms, London NW1, 2019

    Exmouth Arms, London NW1, 2019

  • Enterprise, London NW3

    Enterprise, London NW3

  • Crimea, London NW5

    Crimea, London NW5

  • Junction Tavern, London NW5

    Junction Tavern, London NW5

  • Southampton Arms, London NW5

    Southampton Arms, London NW5

  • Black Horse, SE1

    Black Horse, SE1

  • Oxford Arms, London SE1

    Oxford Arms, London SE1

  • Red Cow, SE1

    Red Cow, SE1

  • Prince Albert, SE10

    Prince Albert, SE10

  • Woodman, SE13

    Woodman, SE13

  • Cambridge, SE19

    Cambridge, SE19

  • Cambridge, SE19

    Cambridge, SE19

  • Windermere, South Kenton, 2003

    Windermere, South Kenton, 2003

  • Windermere, South Kenton, 2010

    Windermere, South Kenton, 2010

  • Windermere, South Kenton, 2010

    Windermere, South Kenton, 2010

  • Windermere, South Kenton, 2010

    Windermere, South Kenton, 2010

  • Queens Head, London SW3

    Queens Head, London SW3

  • Imperial Arms, SE16

    Imperial Arms, SE16

  • Builders Arms, Teddington

    Builders Arms, Teddington

  • Star & Garter, W1

    Star & Garter, W1

  • Star & Garter, W1

    Star & Garter, W1

Berkshire

  • Barley Corn, Cippenham

    Barley Corn, Cippenham

  • Star & Garter, Colnbrook

    Star & Garter, Colnbrook

  • Craufurd Arms, Maidenhead

    Craufurd Arms, Maidenhead

  • New Inn, Maidenhead

    New Inn, Maidenhead

  • Thatched Cottage, Maidenhead

    Thatched Cottage, Maidenhead

  • Hershell Arms, Slough

    Hershell Arms, Slough

  • Falcon, Theale

    Falcon, Theale

  • Rifle Volunteer, Wokingham

    Rifle Volunteer, Wokingham

  • Shepherds House, Woodley

    Shepherds House, Woodley

  • Shepherds House, Woodley

    Shepherds House, Woodley

  • Perseverance, Wraysbury

    Perseverance, Wraysbury

Buckinghamshire

  • King George V, High Wycombe

    King George V, High Wycombe

  • King George V, High Wycombe

    King George V, High Wycombe

  • King George V, High Wycombe

    King George V, High Wycombe

  • Rose & Crown, High Wycombe

    Rose & Crown, High Wycombe

  • Rose & Crown, High Wycombe

    Rose & Crown, High Wycombe

  • Earl Howe, Homer Green

    Earl Howe, Homer Green

  • Stag & Hounds, Iver Heath

    Stag & Hounds, Iver Heath

  • Coach & Horses, Marlow

    Coach & Horses, Marlow

  • Oak & Saw, Taplow

    Oak & Saw, Taplow

  • Oak & Saw, Taplow

    Oak & Saw, Taplow

  • Beech Tree, Terriers (High Wycombe)

    Beech Tree, Terriers (High Wycombe)

Other Areas

  • Theobald Arms, Grays, Essex

    Theobald Arms, Grays, Essex

  • Red Lion, Great Wakering, Essex

    Red Lion, Great Wakering, Essex

  • Phoenix, Rainham, Essex

    Phoenix, Rainham, Essex

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