The Shakespeare, Newmarket Road Oct 1951 (MoC178.71)

44 (14 & 15 Sun Street) Newmarket Road, The Shakespeare

History of 44 Newmarket Road

1837 Shakespeare Brewery

Probably in existence from this date when William Papworth acquired the Blue Ball at Grantchester.

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1848

Brewery and 13 public houses put up for sale but William Papworth carried on with the brewery and two pubs.

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1861

Business sold to William Towler of Lincs.

(15 Sun Street) Shakespeare

Hannah Beeton, 49, publican, b Lincs

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1871 Shakespeare

Hannah Beeton

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1881

(14) William Towler

(15) Susan Beton

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1891

(14) William Towler

(15) Susan Beeton

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1895

On Towler’s death business sold  at auction in 1897 to Lacons of Yarmouth. They closed the brewery but retained the tap as the ‘Shakespeare.’

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1897

Shakespeare Brewery and Inn, Newmarket Road — auction, 2 August 1897
Messrs Gain, Moyes and Wisbey offered for sale the Shakespeare Brewery, Newmarket-road, Cambridge and 15 freehold licensed inns, public houses and beerhouses. Lots commenced at £500 and rose rapidly – in the case of the Red Bull, Barton Road to £2,050. Other prices included The Shakespeare Brewery and Inn (£2,000), The Greyhound, Lt Wilbraham (£800), The Bakers’ Arms, Fulbourn (£950), The Railway Inn, Harlton (£725) and The Cherry Tree beerhouse, Swaffham Fen (£600)
Credit: Mike Petty, Cambridge Newmarket Road Scrapbook 1897 to 1990, entry 1897 08 02.

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1901 (14?) Probable location

William Towler, 45, farmer, b Cambridge

Florence, 45, b London

Doris, 7, b Cambridge

Marjorie, 6, b Cambridge

Jack, 4, b Cambridge

Eva Dockerill, 16, servant, b Cambridge

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1913 The Shakespeare

J Passant

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1962 not listed