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- An English pub that claims to be the oldest in Britain is closing its doors to financial problems worsened by the pandemic.
- Ye Olde Fighting Cocks pub, just north of London, claims to have been in business since 793!
- The main part of the pub was built as a pigeon house in the 11th century and got its name from the cock fights that were held there in the 19th and 20th centuries.
- The brewing company that owns the property vows to reopen the pub.
- The bar business has struggled in Britain long before the pandemic. 11,000 pubs closed between 2008 and 2018.