GRANTCHESTER ROAD

GRANTCHESTER ROAD and WOOD END, including Trumpington Hall

(also known at times as Church Lane, Church Street, Grantchester Lane, School Lane)

NOTES:

A. The modern numbering of Grantchester Road only started in 1953. Before that, it is not always clear which house is which in the various records. Before 1861 the pattern of occupancy is very difficult to decipher, and only a few properties show information before that year in the lists below.

B. Please read the general notes about these street pages .

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1 Grantchester Road

The Vicarage

1779-1817 Rev Thomas and Mary (Day) Heckford

1817-47 Rev John and Mary Hailstone

1847-66 Rev John Grote with niece Miss Alexandrina Grote

1851-61 Miss Ann Sherratt [housemaid]

1867-69 Rev William and Florence (Deedes) Saumarez Smith

1870-75 Rev Spencer and Emily (Dakyns) Mansel with Emily’s nephew William Dakins

1871 Miss Martha Miller [housemaid]

1876-80 Rev John and Eliza (Thompson) Kempthorne with son John A Kempthorne

1880-85 Rev Edward Birks with sister Miss Anna Birks

1885-91 Rev Howard and Ellen (Scott) Crosbie with children

1891-1902 Rev Charles and Fanny (Heath) Gordon Wright

1901 Miss Rachel Carter [cook]

1903-18 Rev Robert and Eloise (Lanyon) Bury with son John Bury

1918-33 Rev Arthur and Mabel (Wollaston) Moule

1934-44 Rev Arthur and Margaret (Chalk) Wright with children

1935-36 William and Beatrice (Heal) Symons

1937-39 Frederick and Blanche Humphreys [manservant and cook]

1944-54 Rev Thomas and Clarissa (Haslewood) Young

1946 Miss Helen Walker

1947 Frederick and Jocelyne (Gould) Stacey

1948 John and Alice (Sibley) Sidgwick

1954 David and Joan (Cushen) Rees

1956-90 Rev David and Lucy (Griffiths) Maddox

2 Grantchester Road

(Stockton Cottage, 1 Stockton Cottages)

1861 John and Catherine (Austin) Careless with children

1865-71 Charles and Matilda (Harradine) Scott with children

1881 William and Sophia (Careless) Peters with children

1891-1924 William and Mary (Haslop) Peters (son of William and Sophia) with children and aunt Miss Harriet Careless

1925-57 Edward and Annie (Hood) Peters (son of William and Mary) with son Eric Peters

1958-61 Ronald and Shirley Smith (no information)

1962-68 John and May (Cleeve) Spring

1970 Arthur and Gladys (Nunn) Ansell

4 Grantchester Road

(2 Stockton Cottages)

1861 David and Margaret (McKinley) Gooding with children

1870-74 James and Margaret (Hignell) Speed with children

1881-1922 John and Matilda (Taylor) Haslop with children

1923-52 Robert and Lilian (Walpole) Rayner with children

1953 Rex and Teresa (Rand) Catliff

1954-56 Ronald and Shirley Smith (no information)

1957-70 Horace and Sophia (Housden) Stimpson

Early 19^th century maps of Trumpington show some houses behind Stockton Cottages. From census returns, it seems that the following were probably occupants:

1861 James and Sarah (Coleman) Darnell with son William Darnell

1871 William and Mary (Allen) Rayner with children

1871 James and Rebecca (Carter) Kefford with children

6 Grantchester Road

(3 Stockton Cottages)

1853-62 James and Sarah Belcham with children

1871-81 Frederick and Hannah (Rowe) Ilett with daughter Sarah Ilett

1891 Thomas and Emily (Kefford) Cambridge

1901-25 Robert and Eliza (Carter) Rayner

1926-70 Albert E W and Elsie (Dockerill) Darling (son of Albert W and Ada at 8 Grantchester Road)

8 Grantchester Road

(4 Stockton Cottages)

1849-64 William and Elizabeth (Savell) Thorogood with children

1871 Henry and Sarah (Pearson) White with children

1888-1901 William and Mary (Allen) Rayner

1911-22 Henry and Ann (Ilett) Peters with children

1923-58 Albert W and Ada (Kitchener) Darling with children

1948 Jaroslav and Joyce (Darling) Galatik (daughter of Albert and Ada)

1959-61 Arthur and Olive (Taylor) Hitch

1963-64 Arnold and Betty (Rose) Bailey

10 Grantchester Road

1857-61 John and Hannah (Kingwell) Downton

1871-1905 John and Sarah (Carter) Rayner with children

1905-34 John Carter (Sarah Rayner’s son)

1935 Percy and Cicely (Kendall) Seekings with children

1936-55 Thomas and Alice (Bishop) Scrivener with children

1956-59 Harold and Florence (Wilby) Fellingham

1959-70 George and Hilda (Pallant) Elsey

12 Grantchester Road

1861 Mrs Catherine (Askew) Nightingale with children

1871-91 John and Ann (Edwards) Kefford with children

1901 Frederick and Louisa (Malyon) Cracknell with children

1911-16 William and Jane (Morgan) Day with children

1925-28 William Dunn

1935-48 William and Doris (Osborne) Hunt

1949-69 William and Louisa (Burton) Broyd

14 Grantchester Road

1861 James and Ann (Sparks) Marshall with children

1871 William and Sarah (Edwards) Marshall (brother of James)

1880-84 Thomas and Emily (Cudmore) Flack with children

1885-1901 Thomas and Anne (Utteridge) Flack with children

1911 Arthur and Jessie (Rash) Stearn with children

1913-35 William and Emily (Buckle) Chamberlain with children

1937 Walter and Doris (Payne) Leverett

1939-48 Harry and Margaret (Bushnell) Short

1949-52 Robert and Rosetta (Upton) Woodley

1953-55 Reginald and Violet (Pammentor) Wayman

1956-57 Mrs Alice (Bishop) Scrivener with daughter Miss Ethel Scrivener

1958-60 Private

16 and 18 Grantchester Road

Dated Cottage

Until 1957 this was subdivided into two semi-detached houses, 1 and 2 Dated Cottage. Unoccupied from 1958 to 1970; Historic England state “the exterior was completely re-modelled in 1969 and bears little relation to its original appearance”. It is now a single property (no 18).

16 Grantchester Road

1 Dated Cottage

1861-1906 Samuel and Sarah (Stearn) Rayner with children

1907-49 Miss Eliza Rayner (daughter of Samuel and Sarah)

1950-52 Mrs Gertrude (Willson) Jordan with daughter Mrs Elsie (Jordan) Hobbs

1953-55 Robert and Rosetta (Upton) Woodley

1957 Raymond and Eileen (Skipp) Missen

18 Grantchester Road

2 Dated Cottage

1871-87 Mrs Eliza (Farrington) Rayner with children

1887-1915 Misses Sarah and Ellen Rayner (Eliza’s daughters)

1926-39 Fred and Flora (Darling) Chapman

1949-54 Ron and Jean (Burgess) Goodliffe

1957-58 Ernest and Annie (Downing) Parr

20 and 22 Grantchester Road

This building was originally a terrace of three small cottages. In about 1900 the two western cottages were combined into what became Park Cottage. From 1969 onwards this was all one house, 20 Grantchester Road

20 Grantchester Road

1861-95 Mrs Eliza (Beaumont) Harradine with children

1901-10 William and Mary (Allen) Rayner

1911-26 William and Kate (Lander) Gathercole with children

1922 William Lander (Kate's brother)

1936-65 Sidney and Emily (Crow) Haslop

22 Grantchester Road

Park Cottage

1861-71 William and Sophia (Careless) Peters with children

1881-1925 John and Mary (Lloyd) Peters with children (son of William and Sophia)

1935-36 Ronald and Mary (Guy) Tisdall

1937-42 John and Margaret (Balls) Darling

1949-54 Frank and Rose (Marshall) Holmes

1955-58 Ron and Jean (Burgess) Goodliffe

1960-63 Private

Third cottage, Grantchester Road

1861-71 William and Hannah (Norman) Wilson with children

1881-98 David and Eliza (Rayner) Lloyd and brother George Rayner

Until the 1870s there was a set of houses known as “Bakehouse Yard” in Grantchester Road. Almost certainly the present Bakehouse beside the parish church.

Bakehouse Yard, Grantchester Road

1851-67 John and Jemima (Hales) Farringdon with children

Bakehouse Yard, Grantchester Road

1861-75 William Lloyd with children, also his mother Mrs Rachel (Prime) Lloyd

3 Grantchester Road

Anstey Hall Farm (also Tollers Farm, Parsons Farm)

1851-72 John and Ann (Swannell) Toller with children

1869-71 Richard and Sarah (Alexander) Toller with children (son of John and Ann)

1878-91 Francis and Frances (Wellsman) Parsons with children

1881 Miss Adelaide Brett [servant]

1881 Miss Rebecca Careless [housemaid]

1901-15 Christopher and Emma (Reynolds) Parsons with children (son of Francis and Frances)

1920-24 Arthur and Jane (Shave) Chinery with children

1925-32 Frederick and Jessie (Perry) Pryke with son Olly Prike

1933-35 Frederick and Florence (Wiltsher) Pryke

1936-60 Henry and Olive (Oliver) Parsons with children (nephew of Francis and Frances)

1938-70 Thomas and Annette (Hummerstone) Parsons (son of Henry and Olive)

Anstey Hall Farm Shepherd’s Cottage in the fields

Access was initially from Grantchester Road, and later from Hauxton Road.

1849-57 James and Caroline (Cranwell) Richardson with children

1861-71 Thomas and Mary (Taylor) Parker with children

1891 Joseph and Sarah (Long) Parker (Thomas’ brother)

1897-1915 Arthur and Mary (Yorke) Wardley with children and mother Mrs Emma (Salsbury) Yorke

1923-31 John and Amelia (Gilson) Facer with children

Trumpington Hall

Included here, as present day access is from Grantchester Road. Originally, though, access was from High Street.

Members of the Pemberton family:

1725-1762 Francis and Elizabeth Pemberton with children

1753-1800 Jeremy and Anne (Baron) Pemberton (son of Francis and Elizabeth)

1800-1869 Francis C J and Frances (Keene) Pemberton (grandson of Jeremy and Anne) with daughter Miss Frances Pemberton

1836-54 William and Frances (Pemberton) Campbell with children

1871-99 Henry and Frances (Pemberton) Pemberton (formerly Hodgson)

1911-27 Thomas and Patience (Pemberton, formerly Campbell) Pemberton (formerly Hudson) with children

1923-62 William and Viola (Pemberton) Pemberton (formerly Wingate) with children

1961-99 Francis (later Sir Francis) and Diana (Woods) Pemberton (formerly Wingate)

Other residents:

1841-72 James Toleman [butler]

1878-81 Charles Baines [butler]

1881 William Haslop [under groom]

1881 Ann Osborne [kitchen maid]

1901 William and Annie (Mutlow) Cambridge

1911-62 Miss Annie Mason [servant]

1911-34 Miss Harriet Stalley [parlour maid]

1911 Miss Florence Attlesey [housemaid]

1937-38 Miss Gwendolen Deal

1939 Mrs Grace (Pearson) Hyde with son Peter Hyde

1939 Miss Joyce Jacklin [servant]

1939 Mrs Ada (Tabor) Peters

1947-48 Norman and Barbara (Mynott) Summers

1947 Bernard and Florence (Spence) Bird [chauffeur]

1950-54 Henry Mintern

1962-63 Mrs Elsie (Bursnoll) Custerson

Flat 1, Trumpington Hall

1947-48 Miss Rachel Somervell

1949-55 Miss Edith Pridden

1957-61 Miss Rachel Somervell

1963-70 Mrs Viola (Pemberton) Pemberton

1963-67 Miss Annie Mason

Flat 2, Trumpington Hall

1950-59 Frank and Doris (Gaylor) Bayliss

1962-70 Arthur and Clarice (Muffett) Salmon

Flat 3, Trumpington Hall

1947-53 Ronald and Mary Palethorpe

1954-55 James and Helen (Kydd) Bean

1956 Kenneth and Margaret (Wells) Pinch

1957-59 Mrs Mary (Haward) Somervell (sister in law of Rachel Somervell in Flat 1)

Flat 4, Trumpington Hall

1948-53 Arthur and Mabel (Conyard) Wheeler

1956-57 William and Hannah (Mason) Nockolds

1959-60 John and Grace (Patterson) Stalham

Medlocks

The last remaining house in Dagling End

1861-99 Joseph and Mary Ann (Careless) Medlock with children

The Lodge (Coachmans House),Trumpington Hall

1881 James and Susannah (Haggis) Rayne with niece Miss Susanna Haggis

1891 William and Emma (Wiles) Hardwick with son Frank Hardwick

1901 Unoccupied

1911-27 Arthur and Mary (Paulger) Haslop

1929-45 Albert and Norah (Chapman) Kitson

1946-50 Arthur and Gladys (Newman) Missing

1951-59 William and Frances (Smart) Coxall

1962-65 Reginald and Ivy (Harriott) Badman

1966 John and Lavinia (Dalton) Clarke

1967 Russell and Freda (Dadge) Yaxley

1968-70 Ernest and Lucy (Boyes) Bower

Gardeners Cottage, Trumpington Hall

1924-46 Alfred and Ethel (Smith) Harrison with daughter Miss Myra Harrison

1947-48 Bertie and Alice (Allwood) Smith

1949 Eric and Nesta (Chambers) Vestergaard

1950-55 David and Margaret (Gilliatt) Hislop

1956-70 Frederick and Edna (Roope) Mothersole

Grooms Cottage, Trumpington Hall

1962-68 John Cousins

Wood End, Grantchester Road

Early maps tell us that in 1800 the road passed to the south of Wood End; by 1830 this had been replaced by the route we see today. There were houses here in 1800; these were rebuilt to form the present terrace of four houses, probably between 1901 and 1911. The present numbering dates from 1939.

Wood End until 1901

It is impossible to tell, from census and electoral records, who lived in which house, so these are educated guesses at the history.

First house

1851-58 John and Harriet (Hawes) Rowling with children

1861-78 Thomas and Harriet (Hopwood) Neaves with daughter Mrs Ann (Neaves) Custance and her children

1879-81 John and Allison (Smith) Utteridge with children

1890-1901 George and Mary (Rayner) Hart with children

Second house

1851-93 Samuel and Louisa (Rayner) Lloyd with children

1894-1901 Henry and Ellen (Rutter) Attlesey with daughter Florence Attlesey

Third house

1851 William and Hannah (Hills) Hockley with children