Index

Catlin’s Cottages and Farm

Cement Works Cottages; Brickkiln Farm

The Index is at the start of the 1851 transcription

Index

Ebenezer Cottages

? Top of Chater’s Hill

1

Albert Place

* Albert Place later became ‘Ingleside Place’. It must not be confused with ALPHA PLACE, South Road [HCS]

5

High Street

1

? From Bridge St southwards

5

High Street

4

? No.5

HCS is doing his best to establish the street numbers, not to be confused with the enumeration numbers

6

High Street

5

? No.7

6

High Street

EN below

5 but above 6

? No.9

6

High Street

6

? No.17

7

High Street

8

? No.19 (Cole)

10

High Street

17

The Close No.2

10

High Street

18

No.4

10

High Street

19

No.6

10

High Street

20

No.8

11

High Street

21

No.10 (Saffron Hotel)

11

High Street

22

No.12

12

High Street

25

No.21

12

High Street

27

? Gas No.29

13

High Street

29

? The Swan

? Post Office No.37

Later Thurgood, solicitors. Then Dr J.P. Atkinson Snr

13

High Street

30

Now Electricity Supply where I remember Miss Brand lived [HCS]

? No.30

17

High Street

46

? Christine’s No.65 where a ‘King’ lived in my youth

HCS’s youth, perhaps 1890-1910

18

High Street

48

? Did the High Street Place Cottages, demolished about 1937, come hereabouts

[NB, from EN40 to EN62, the words ‘High Street’ have been written by the enumerator but later deleted by him, as in later streets.]

19

High Street

54

? No.72

19

High Street

55

? 68/70 where I remember a Miss Thurgood living.

Presumably HCS’s numbers are street numbers

20

High Street

59

No.76 Queen’s Head

21

High Street

Above 60

See p22. Two houses building. These precede No.60

21

High Street

Above 62

Do. These precede No.62

22

High Street

65

? No.98 Fitch’s Bakery

22

High Street

Below 65

Could these have been the Conversion of the old Workhouse. The old Ingleside Terrace slum cottages pulled down about 1937 would be the Albert Place cottages. See p26-30.

23

High Street

70

Hill House No.75

25

High Street

76

No.67 where it is known the Rev A E Fowler had the Grammar School.

25

High Street

77

? No.65 on p.17.    ?63

25

High Street

78

? 61

26

High Street

79

? 59

26

High Street

Below 79

? 57

26

High Street

80

? Comrades Club No.55

26

High Street

81

Dr Bartlett’s House

26

Albert Place

82

Albert Place was at the western end of the old Workhouse. Later named “Ingleside Place”. Pulled down Slum Clearance Programme abt 1837.   HCS

27

Albert Place

85

HCS’s grandfather

Against ‘Frederick Stacey, aged 3’

30

Rosse Lane

99

Now Debden Rd

30

Rosse Lane

100

Hockleys Yard cottages (pulled down c 1937) on w. side of Road would have been included here somewhere. The Hunters Yard cottages on the E. side (down yard between Nos.19 & 21).

30

Rosse Lane

101

A Wm Day owned nos.21/23 before Ernest Pitstow bought the property

38

London Road

138

C 1832 – Mayor 1879-81

39

London Road

139

Widow of John Player

45

London Road

172

This, I believe, to be No.6. Dental surgery, which in 1857 was “The Prince of Wales”. A Smith once owned Nos.10 & 12.

It is likely that HCS means a person called ‘Smith;’ rather than a blacksmith

47

Abbey Lane

178

Widow of John Dane Player. Founder of Players Tobacco Mfrs.

54

Hog’s Green

244

Myddylton House

54

Hog’s Green

245

Walden Place

55

Hog’s Green

248

? Maltery now Youth Hostel

56

Horn Lane

249

FRESHWELL STREET

59

Horn Lane

265

? Related to Geo. Harris, Baker, Ashdon Road; Samuel Harris (Robsons, Station St) who lived in West Fields; Thomas Sergt-at-Mace 1907-21. Geo. & Saml father I know lived in Freshwell St, S side.

61

Bridge Street

272

Son of Churchwarden Thomas [Frye] b Thaxted who was Boro. Treas 1836-50

1850-1887

Second note, against his occupation

63

Bridge Street

281

Descendants had their Gunsmiths Shop in King St between the Cross Keys Yard & Dominicks – site of Nos.28, 30, 32

65

Bridge Street

291

Possibly the maltery at the rear with access between Eight Bells & No.8 (Moores)

73

Castle Street

1

? From west end, N. side

? No.1

ENs 1,2 are asterisked together against a further note:

73

Castle Street

2

? No.3

* If these were houses built before 1851 there may have been more than 2 swellings on site it account[s] for 2 surplus Nos.

73

Castle Street

3

? No.5

73

Castle Street

4

? No.7

74

Castle Street

5

? No.9

74

Castle Street

6

11

74

Castle Street

7

13

74

Castle Street

8

15

74

Castle Street

9

17

75

Castle Street

10

? 19

75

Castle Street

11

No.21 is the Bridge End Gardens Lodge

75

Sarah’s Place

12

? Is No.12 or No.13 the first entry for Sarah’s Place

Sarah’s Place a slum area was demolished about 1937. Access by a narrow passage between Nos.25 & 27

Built ca 1838

75

Sarah’s Place

12

? 23

25

There are 2 notes on EN.12

75

Sarah’s Place

13

The word’s ‘Sarah’s Place’ ringed to emphasize a change of street name

77

Castle Street

21

Almost certainly No.27 as I knew it when Mrs Wyatt lived there at the beginning of the 20^th c. & before the property was converted for a Presbytery

78

Castle Street

Above 22

? 29