63 High Street, Chesterton c.1928

71 – 79 (61 – 63), The Wheatsheaf, High Street Chesterton

History of 71 - 79 High Street Chesterton

The ennumeration and identification of properties in this part of the High Street is tricky: by the end of the 20th century they had all been demolished, and even after 1913 significant renumeration of the properties took place. No. 81 survived; a large house which helps estimate the approximate position of the buildings to the west and east of it.

1911

(63c)

Julia Elizabeth Morley née Constable, widow, 47, b Cambridge

Gladys Susan, 16, typist, b Preston Suffolk

Harold David, 14, shop assistant, b Preston Suffolk

Dan Morley, 12, b Preston Suffolk

In 1901 the Morley family had been living on Rushbrook Farm, Preston, Suffolk. Julia, aged 36, was already a widow and is described as an employer farmer. Her husband, David Dan Morley had died in April 1898. In 1891 Julia was living with her family at 4 Claremont. Interesting, at the time of the census, David D Morley, 25, farmer’s son from Suffolk, was visiting.

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1913

(61): Mrs Sarah Summers

(63): The Wheatsheaf

Mrs Annie Morrison

(63a) William Lewis, bootmaker

(63b) Alan Arthur, gardener

(63c) James Wilson

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1916

Dan Morley seems to have joined the Cambridge Regiment.

The records show that he transferred from the  army to the RAF in July 1918 and was assigned to the Cadet District Deport as a motor driver.

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29 December 1939
Golden Wedding.—Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson, of 79, High Street, Chesterton, celebrated their golden wedding on Christmas Day. Christmas was Different. — Christmas, 1939, has meant more solemn thoughts than usual for many. In countless homes, the traditional joy and gaiety has been tempered by absence of one or more members of the family. And yet, in spite of gaps at the dinner table, and because the advice to carry on as usual is so obviously sound, there has been little outward change in the character of the Christmas festival. In Cambridge, as elsewhere, people remembered their absent ones, but through the inspiring co-operation of the radio, were able to satisfy themselves that the men in the Services were not forgotten. At home, it was the usual day of gifts—the children’s day—and for many the delight lay in entertaining little evacuees whose parents were unable to do the

Credit: Mike Petty Archive, Cambridge Chesterton Scrapbook, reference 1939 12 29.

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1962

71 vacant

73 vacant

75 Richards

77 Miss Arthur

79 Frank Austin