What does COW stand for?

Clerk of Works (UK construction inspector)

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Graham Caygill, clerk of works at Northumberland Estates, said: "The idea was really from the Duke, he was interested in trying to get it working again.

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He looked like any clerk of works who could be seen on any building project anywhere in the UK.

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After large pieces fell into St John's Lane, this inspection took place with Liverpool Corporation leader Alderman A Ernest Shennan, Dr R Bradbury, city architect, Mr HT Hough, city engineer, and Mr EM Smith, clerk of works.

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Eddie said: "They were both clerk of works, now known as shore work supervisors, looking after the maintenance of lifeboat stations.

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The retired clerk of works began his campaign in August when Asda put barriers on a road next to its Dunfermline store.

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Fair enough, but no one oversees the clerk of works.

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They moved to Huddersfield in the 1960s, when Mr Parkin became clerk of works in the highways department of the former Huddersfield Borough Council.

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He was made clerk of works on the construction of the Liver Building in 1908 at the age of just 21.

THE LIVER BUILDER