The Old Round House.—This curious old house, also known as "The Fighting Cocks," stands near the river at the bottom of the roadway that leads down from the town through the Great Gate, and probably occupies the position of the Abbey gate that was known as St. Germain's Gate. There is little doubt that the foundations of this house date back to the time of the monastery, and may have been the foundations of the gateway. The cellars, it is said, appear to have an opening into some subterranean way. The name of "Fighting Cocks" no doubt indicates that after the dissolution of the monastery a cockpit existed here. It is said that it was at St. Germain's Gatehouse that the monks kept their fishing tackle, rods and nets. A claim is made for this building, that it is the oldest inhabited house in England, a claim that many other buildings may well dispute.
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Abbots, chronological account of, [82]-[103]. Ælfric, Abbot, [84]. Ælfric II., Abbot, [84]. Aisles of nave, interior, south, [44], north, [46]; exterior, south, [26], north, [31]; of choir (south), [48]. Alban, St., [4]; site of his martyrdom, [5], [6]. Altarpiece, [57], (old) [68]. Amphibalus, St., [5]; shrine of, [13], [14], [63]. Andrew's, St., Church, [12], [31], [48].
Bacon, Lord, his monument, [110]. Baluster shafts, Saxon, [50]. Battles of St. Albans, [71], [101]. Bells, [78]. Berkhampstead, John of, Abbot, [96]. Bishops of St. Albans, [104]. Bishop's Throne, [53]. Boreman, Robert, last Abbot, [15], [103]. Bricks, Roman, [10], [24].
Catton, Robert, Abbot, [103]. Ceiling of choir and lantern, [53]. Chapels (apsidal) of transept (now destroyed), [51], [53]. Choir (exterior), [28]; ritual, [53]. Christina, Prioress of Markyate, [49]. Church bought by the town, [16]. Claughton, Bishop, [18]. Clerestory, nave, [42]. Clock Tower of the town, [111]. Cloister, site of, [26]. "Cloisters, The," [31].
D'Aubeny, Richard, Abbot, [87]. Dedication of church, [7]. De la Mare, Thomas, Abbot, [98]. De la Moote, John, Abbot, [99]. De Marinis, John, Abbot, [96]. Dimensions of the Cathedral, [115]. Door, Abbot's, [26]. Doors, from the western entrance, [68].
Eadfrith, Abbot, [83]. Eadmer, Abbot, [7], [84]. Eadric, Abbot, [82]. Ealdred, Abbot, [84]. Eversden, Hugh of, Abbot, [97](v. Hugh).
Fall of piers in 1323, [13]. Floor of the church, [35], [36]. Font, [46]. Frescoes in the nave, [40]; in the choir, [53]. Frithric, Abbot, [85].