The Olde Round House, St Albans black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: The Olde Round House Re-Built~after the flood of 1599. This famous octagon was originally Medieval Pigeon house 1400 re-erected here as a house in 1600 on the site of St.Germains Gate part of the monastery founded by King Offa of Mer ia r.793 it became the local centre for cock fighting in the 17th & 18th Centuries but re-named The Fisherman when the sport became illegal in 1849. Reputedly the Oldest Public House in Britain

The Olde Round House, originally a medieval pigeon house from around 1400, was rebuilt as an octagonal structure in 1600 on the site of St Germains Gate; it is reputed to be the oldest public house in Britain and served as a local center for cock fighting before the practice was outlawed.