At the Pike and Eel after the Race110 Water Street, Pike and Eel Public House
History of 110 Water Street
1867
Landlord Joshua Worts
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1867, Pike and Eel story in press
1869 Robert Cook
1879 Robert Cook
1883 Robert Cook
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Pike and Eel (1983)
1891 Pike and Eel
Henry Brown, 36, club college servant,
Emily, 38,
Florence Emily, 15
Alfred Henry John, 14, b Cambridge
Alice Amelia,12, b Cambridge
William James, 9, b Cambridge
Frances Emily Wright, niece, 9, b Cambridge
Sarah Girling, lodger, 63, cook, b Cheltenham
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1888: letter of recommendation from Rev Arthur Radcliffe
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1888: letter of recommendation from Rev Arthur Radcliffe
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1890: letter to Henry Brown from Pampisford Brewery
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1890 agreement between Emily Hicks and Henry Brown for two cottages opposite Pike and Eel
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1890 agreement between Emily Hicks and Henry Brown for two cottages opposite Pike and Eel
See 159 Water Street
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1891 Mortgage agreement by Henry Brown, Pike and Eel
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1891 Mortgage agreement by Henry Brown, Pike and Eel
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1891 Mortgage agreement by Henry Brown, Pike and Eel
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1891 Mortgage agreement by Henry Brown, Pike and Eel
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1891 Mortgage agreement by Henry Brown, Pike and Eel
1892 Harry Brown
1896 Henry Brown
1900
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1900: conveyancing note re Henry Brown
1902
This appears to be a draft.
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1902, Will of Henry Brown, Pike and Eel
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1902, Will of Henry Brown, Pike and Eel
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1902, Will of Henry Brown, Pike and Eel
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1902, Will of Henry Brown, Pike and Eel
He appoints his wife, Emily Brown and friends, James Clarke and Albert Coe as executors.
Part of his estate are the properties of 54, 55, 66, 67, 68 and 69 Water Street.
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1902: Another copy of Will of Henry Grown of Pike and Eel
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1902: Another copy of Will of Henry Grown of Pike and Eel
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1902: Another copy of Will of Henry Grown of Pike and Eel
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1902: Another copy of Will of Henry Grown of Pike and Eel
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1902: Another copy of Will of Henry Grown of Pike and Eel
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1902: Another copy of Will of Henry Grown of Pike and Eel
1904 Henry Brown
1908
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1908 Varsity crew (in Pike and Eel documents)
1909
Agreement with Conservators of the Cam over Ferry.
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1909, Pike and Eel Ferry agreement
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1909, Pike and Eel Ferry agreement
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1909, Pike and Eel Ferry agreement
1911 Pike and Eel
Henry Brown, 56, publican, b Cambridge
Emily Brown, 58, b Cambridge
Florence Brown, daughter, 35, b Cambridge
1912
From Pike and Eel papers:
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1912 newspaper cutting (Pike and Eel)
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1912 newspaper cutting (Pike and Eel)
1913 Henry Brown
1915
Estate of Emily Brown:
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1915: estate of Emily Brown, Pike and Eel
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1915: estate of Emily Brown, Pike and Eel
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Letter to U Brown re mother’s estate, 54 Water Street, 1915
Discharge of mortgages of 64 & 65 Water Street
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1915, discharge of mortgage of 64 & 65 Water Street
1916 Henry Brown
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1915: conveyance of 55 Water Street
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1916: will of Henry Brown
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1916: will of Henry Brown
1917
Newspaper cutting in Pike and Eel papers
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Jan 1917 newspaper cutting from Pike and Eel papers
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Jan 1917 newspaper cutting from Pike and Eel papers
1918
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Pike and Eel papers, 1918-1921
1920 – 1922
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Pike and Eel papers 1920-1921
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Pike and Eel papers 1920-1921
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Pike and Eel papers 1921
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Pike and Eel papers 1920-1921
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Pike and Eel papers 1921
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Pike and Eel papers 1921-1922
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Pike and Eel papers 1922
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Pike and Eel papers, 1920-21
1923-1924
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Pike and Eel papers, 1924
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Pike and Eel papers 1923-1924
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Pike and Eel papers 1923-1924
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Pike and Eel papers, 1924
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Pike and Eel papers, 1923
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Pike and Eel papers, 1924
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Pike and Eel papers, 1924
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Pike and Eel papers, 1924
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Pike and Eel papers, 1923
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Pike and Eel papers, 1923-24
1925-26
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Pike and Eel papers, 1925-26
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Pike and Eel papers, 1925-26
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Pike and Eel papers, 1925
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Pike and Eel papers, 1925
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Pike and Eel papers, 1925
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Pike and Eel papers, 1925-26
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Pike and Eel papers, 1925-26
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Pike and Eel papers, 1925-26
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Pike and Eel papers, 1926
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Pike and Eel papers, 1926
1927-1928
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Pike and Eel papers, 1927-28
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Pike and Eel papers, 1927-28
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Pike and Eel papers, 1927-28
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Pike and Eel papers, 1927-28
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Pike and Eel papers, 1928
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Pike and Eel 1928
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Pike and Eel 1928
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Pike and Eel 1928
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Pike and Eel 1928
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Pike and Eel 1928
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Pike and Eel 1928
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Pike and Eel 1928
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Pike and Eel 1928
1931
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Pike and Eel 1931
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Pike and Eel 1931
1932
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Pike and Eel 1932
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Pike and Eel 1932
1934
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Pike and Eel 1934
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Pike and Eel 1934
1935
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Pike and Eel 1935
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Pike and Eel 1935
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Pike and Eel 1935
1949
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Pike and Eel 1949
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Pike and Eel 1949
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Pike and Eel undated
1953
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Pike and Eel 1953
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Pike and Eel 1953
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Pike and Eel 1953
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Pike and Eel undated
1954
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Pike and Eel 1954
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Pike and Eel undated
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Pike and Eel undated
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Pike and Eel ferry
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Pike and Eel public house c.1905 (Cambridgeshire Collection)
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Pike and Eel, date unknown
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Pike and Eeel Ferry in 1928 (Cambridgeshire Collection)
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Pike and Eel ferries 1928 (Cambs. Collection)
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Queen Mother visits the Pike and Eel
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Queen Mother visits the Pike and Eel
The Bumps Fair was held every June in a field off Fen Road nearby.
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Bumps Fair c.1925 (Cambs Collection)
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Bumps Fair c.1925 (Cambs Collection)
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‘Three Abreast Gallopers’ built by Savages of King’s Lynn and bought by Henry Thurston in 1901; Bumps Fair c.1925 (Cambs Collection)
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Dreadnought traction engine bought in 1909 to drive Three Abreast Gallopers. Photo is circa 1925. (Cambs Collection)
The Pike and Eel, lately known as the Penny Ferry, closed in in 2008 and was demolished in 2014.