88 Chesterton Road , Ferndale, Cambridge

History of 88 Chesterton Road

In 1891 the William Wright parents had occupied Manor Farm. In 1898 his mother Elizabeth Jane Wright died at Chesterton Road.

In 1891 William and Edith were living on Chesterton Road at Monacre House. This was one of  152, 154, 156 or 166 Chesterton Road.

1901

William H Wright, 38, valuer and land agent, b Fulbourn

Edith Marion, 37, b Norfolk

ElizabethB, 12, b Chesterton

Arthur J B, 10, b Chesterton

Francis, 9, b Chesterton

Dudley William, 8, b Chesterton

Cyril F, 7, b Chesterton

Edith M, 6, b Chesterton

Margery B, 4, b Chesterton

Hilda B, 2, b Chesterton

Vera B, 8 mos, b Chesterton

Lily Alice Andrews, 21, nurse, b St Uves

Emma Smith, 24, cook, b Chesterton

Rosetta Emily Rooks, 17, maid, b Cambs

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1913

Mrs E M Keating

G H Keating

Miss E M Baghot-De la Bere

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Cyril Wright describes artillery bombardment — 13 November 1914
Cyril Wright of Chesterton Road, a motor cyclist attached to the 1st Cavalry Division writes to his mother: Christmas is getting nearer and the war has not ended yet. I don’t think it will last very much longer because of the terrible slaughter going on. I was in a village when the Germans opened a heavy artillery barrage, blowing the houses up as if they were made of putty. I was completely cut off so ran into a trench and had to stop there ten hours. After dark I crawled out under heavy rifle fire to my motor cycle only to find it smothered with broken glass and bricks. I was glad to get out of if.

Credit: Mike Petty Archive, Cambridge Chesterton Road Area Scrapbook, reference 1914 11 13