PUBLIC HOUSES

The Axe  1750s across the road from the Crown and Thistle

The Bough  The Close. When a public house it was part of the property of the Crown House

Chequers

1767 Jonathan Clayden

1769 changed name to Crown and Thistle

Crown House Hotel Crown Inn (coaching inn)

1756 Joseph Gardiner

1760 Isaac Gardiner

Pre 1765 Oslin

1811 John Edwards

Owen Edwards

1863 Sophia Wilkin

1929 Mrs Jones

1930s Factory making Wip-Wops

Until 1969 private house belonging to the King Family

Currently hotel with restaurant

Crown and Thistle

1769 changed name from Chequers

1801  R Wakefield

1862 George Bradley

1872 Jowett – Lord Charles Hervey’s butler – built extension

1902 George Buck

1914 Thomas Coleman

1929 W Pearce

1932 W Garnier

1939 S Smith

1949 H Thomas

The Eagle Tavern

Also called The Adam and Eve, and The Paradise. Was run by Alvin Tubal Hagger as The Eagle Social Club. Now a private house called Elm Cottage, Newmarket Rd

The Elm Tree

Now a private house called The Old Elm Tree, Church St

Pre 1928  Job Barrett

Post 1928 Frank Hill

The Fox and Hounds

Closed by 1900. Now a private house called Alma Cottage,
Carmel St

The Greyhound  

Pre 1929 Rudland

1929 & 1937Searle

Demolished – now the site of Plextek

The Horseshoes

Now a private house called Saffron House, High St – the garden is now the High St Surgery. Originally Sharpe’s coal yard – the village fair was held in the grounds. Has also been called Annie Sharpe’s Cottage, Hill House, and Horseshoe Timbers.Once housed the first telephone exchange in the village.

The Jug and Bottle 

Next door to The Maltings

The Maltings Public House 

Now a private house called The Maltings, School St

1937 Mrs Rosa Freeman

The Pig & Whistle

In the 1890s this was a PH in the Old Post Office, South St

The Plough 

Originally an ale house and three cottages - first two doors were John Halls, boot maker and shoe repairer, then the old Plough, then Plough Cottage, home of Billy Mason, ratcatcher

1937 Walter Whitman

The Waggon and Horses 

Now a private house called Poplar Lodge, Newmarket Rd

The White Horse 

Now a private house called The Old White Horse, High St

1767 Daniel Livermore

1895 Thomas Barham

1900 George Mansfield

1937 Leonard Andrews

Dr Treweek used it as a private house early 1900s

The White House Inn 

Now a private house called the White House, Church St

PRIVATE HOUSES

Ash Cottage 

The Old Barn,High St – used for years as the scout hut. Now an annexe to Ash House, High St. Built in 1850

Bishop’s House

Originally the second Vicarage, then Chesterford College, then the Country Club – in the 1980s it became a private house called Hall Yard, Chesterford Hall, and now Bishop’s House

Blacksmith’s Cottage 

Location of Benjamin Kent, the blacksmith’s forge. When forge was demolished,  a 1950s bungalow was built there. This has now been enlarged to what it is today. High St

Boone’s Farm

Demolished in the 19^th century – the Vicarage lodge was built on the land – now Fiddler’s Rest. The new vicarage was built on the land in 1937

Brock House

Once known as Chambers Farm, Manor Lane

Chesterford House

Last house at the top of the High St – the Water Tower opposite was built to provide its water supply. Before Col Stanley was in residence it was called The Elms. Walnut Tree House, Ash House and Acremore were built in the 
orchard – several fruit trees still survive but the elms are dead. In 1891 it was owned by Robert Cottingham, farmer

Chestnuts  1926-1950 Denny’s shop

Cleaver’s Cottage

In the 1920s, a butcher shop owned by Mr Barrett, who lived next door in The Old House, Carmel St. He had an abattoir behind the shop.

The Close

Until 1914, the garden was the location of Pilgrim’s Brewery. In 1950 it became a Dunlop factory, making sports goods, then it was bought bySwaine, Adeney & Brigg until they moved to other premises in the village. It is now a private house. The house itself was originally the Tap Room of the Crown House. – it was then three cottages, 
now made into one house.

The Courtyard  Once Thurgood’s shop

Hazeldene House

Built on the location of a house called Marshalls. In 1900 was Whiteside’s bakery and then Hulk’s sweet shop

Carmel St

Holman’s 

The village shop School Street

Icknield House

1937 Geoffrey King (presumably built by him)

The Institute
 
The brick and flint building and the small pink thatch on the corner of School St and Church St. Bought by the Rev Doble as a meeting place for the village, it later became the Salvation Army Hall, then Mortimer’s Antique Shop. Both are now private houses.

July Farmhouse

Said to have old timbers from the ‘mansion’ in its construction. Owned jointly with New Farm opposite. In 1925 was Mr Peppercorn’s dairy. Also owned by Joe Wakefield’s family.
Carmel St

Kents

Home of Benjamin Kent, blacksmith. Once called Coolgardie House, High St. The forge was next door. In the 1950s a bungalow was built on the plot – by Tabitha Kent? This was later enlarged into what is now Blacksmith’s Cottage

Lamplighters

Once Mrs Doe’s cottage, then Mortimer’s shop. Almost demolished in the 70s by Derek Plumb’s lorry. Now renovated.

High St

Lavender Cottage

Once Andrew’s Bakery. Carmen St

Littlemead

In the 1900s was the home of Machon the Butcher.

1923-29 it was Perry’s Dairy.

Carmen St

Manor Farm

Once known as Parsonage Farm. Owned originally by the Marquis of Bristol.

Up to 1910 Cooper Middlehurst

1929  Mr Hide

1939  Hamiltons

The Manse

The Manse, Newmarket Rd was once the village police station.

Mortimer’s

Once Dr Yorke-Moore’s surgery

Mount Cottage

Built by Lord Charles Hervey for his butler, Jowett. In the 1950s it was Charles Andrews’ newsagents. South St

New Farm

Land is now occupied by the New Farmhouse, and Peppercourt. Was owned by Fred Welch, the poultry farmer, and then the Peppercorns

The Old Bakery

Searle’s bakery in Carmel St until 1937, then owned by Bert Cole until 1953, when Coles Bakery moved to larger custom built premises in the village. Burnt down in the 1980s – has been restored but has lost its Grade II status

The Old Engine House

Location of original village fire station – where the pump was kept until 1925 when it moved to the barn next to the Old Vicarage,

Now a new private house,

South St

Orford House

Location of four cottages – lived in by the Chambers, Bradfords, Greenhills and the Mansfields. Grouped around a cobbled courtyard with a central well – demolished in 1938. Orford House and Box Cottage are built on the land. Orford House has the well underneath the front room floor.

Pilgrim Close

Built on land known as Camping Place – camping was a game similar to football.

Plough Cottage

Now incorporated into The Plough PH.

1904  Mr & Mrs Halls
1973  Barbara Norris (Brown Owl)

Reed House

Once the Tannery, Manor Lane. Another house made from three cottages

Southacre Cottage

When Drs Treweek and then Paddison lived in Southacre, they usedthe cottage on the High St as their surgery.

Timbers

A private house made from two old buildings – the original school house and the teacher’s house. Manor Lane

Turners Farm

Next to the Plough on the High St. Demolished and now a private house.

The Vicarage

1) the original, on Church St – it’s barn was used to house the new Fire Engine. Now a private house called The Old Vicarage,

Church St – next door to the church.

Once also known as The Hall, and Manor Place

2) built by the Rev Blomfield – later a Bishop.

Turned into Chesterford College by Rev Doble and Mr Tothill

When the new vicarage was built, Mr Tothill turned it into the

Country Club – requisitioned during the war for American troops.

Now a private house owned by the de Bruyn’s called Bishop’s House

 
3) the latest Vicarage built 1937 when the College closed and was turned into the Country Club

Wearn’s Folly

Made from three condemned cottages in Carmen St, the end one of which had collapsed.

Weaver’s Cottage

Once known as Fag End Cottage. Carmen St

STREETS

Carmel St

Middle St

Market St 1887

Chapel St

Carmen St

Dark Lane

Fag End

Coronation Green

Hall Green

Lower Cross

Cow Lane

Hadstock Rd

Cow Lane crossroads

Upper Cross

Stone Cross

Eastgate

Location of the east gate to the Roman town. Later part of Borough Farm owned by the Kings. Now a small housing

development next to the Crown House

Hyll’s Charity Field

School playing field

Jacksons Lane

Carman’s Pond

Town Place

Jacklette’s Lane

Little London

Once a small row of houses behind Carmel St where the Choppen’s set up their first machine shop.

Manor Lane

Coney Lane

Honey Lane 1887

Parsonage Lane

Mill Lane

Old Rd

Newmarket Rd

Turnpike Rd

Rose Lane

Webbs Lane

Rose Lane/Manor Lane track

Rogues Lane

School St

Common St

School Lane/ River Lane

South St

Low St 1887

St John’s Cross

Chamber’s Cross

King’s Cross