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Anchor, Burwell (RGL2024)The Anchor, Burwell
History of the Anchor
Listed Building
Inn; original C17 three unit plan, partly rebuilt with cross-wing to street in early C19.
Burwell OS 1887
Behind nos 69 and 71 North Street (behind and to the right of the Anchor Public House) was Burnt Yard, the barge building firm of Prentice Brothers.On the north side of Burnt Yard was a maltings and the cut from the lode would bring horse-drawn boats and barges bearing cargoes of grain and coal to the maltings. The maltings was later converted into five or six cottages. The name Burnt Yard may have arisen from a fire at the matings 11/3/1797. (Burwell Chronicle ed 2005)
1764 – 1766
Amos Bone, licensed victualler
1766
Thomas Eaton
1778
John Cracknell
1782
John Gittas (who then moved to the Fox in Burwell)
1793
John Manning
1815
Elizabeth Manning (wife of John)
1817
Joseph Finch
1821
Johnathan Green
1827 – 1829
Robert and Mary Durrant
1841 – 1869
Henry Davey, publican and wheelwright.
1855
Disappearance of police constable Robert Peake. During 1960s a skeleton with skull was discovered. Speculation was that these were the remains of the police constable. (See Alison Bruce, Cambridgeshire Murders).
1869 – 1897
Henry Davey jnr, publican
1871
Henry Davey, 35, licensed victualler and carpenter employing 2 men, b Burwell
Sophia, 23, b Burwell
Sarah A Ready, 18, servant, b Burwell
Horace Badcock, 15, ag.lab., b Burwell
1875 pub owned by Crown Brewery, Newmarket Road
1881 Anchor Inn
Henry Davey, 45, master carpenter employing 1 man and innkeeper, b Burwell
Sophia, 33, b Burwell
Rebecca Badcock, sister, widow, 39, b Burwell
James H Badcock, nephew, 12, b London
Rebecca Badcock, niece, 10, b London
Mary A Badcock, servant, 17, b Burwell
1890s: pub owned by James Preston of Cambridge
1897 – 1907
Sophia Davey, widow, publican
1898 sold to E Lacon of Great Yarmouth
1899
Location of inquest into murder of his wife by Robert Jennings and attempted murder of his daughter.
1901 acquired by Green King
Early 20th century landlords included: Manning, Cullum, Richards, Aldritt and Ridgeon
1924
Harry Wright, formerly window cleaner
1935 – 1940
Harry S Wright. He was prosecuted for serving drinks after closing time in 1939.
After 1940: James Pavey, John Radwell
1943 – 1958
Herbert Bowman & wife Ellen
1958 – 1963
Alfred Gregson
1963 -1965
Eric Faircliffe
1965
Gordon Church
1965 – 1968
James Redpath. It was at this time that the skeleton was found.
1968 – 1973
William Bolton
1973 – 1976
Ronald Jefferson Gibbs and wife Thelma
1976 – 1994
Phil and Brenda Starmer
1994 – 2002
Thomas Murray (‘the mad Irishman)
2003
Alexei Bronsky, then Phil Vincent and wife Tessa.
2005
Bob and Margaret Gornall followed by David and Marilyn Roff.
2010 – 2015
Gaye and Simon Stephens Young
2015
Nicki and Rick Turner
Anchor, Burwell (RGL2024)
Anchor Lane, Burwell (RGL2024)
Anchor Lane, Burwell (RGL2024)
Anchor Lane, Burwell (RGL2024)
Anchor Lane, Burwell (RGL2024)
Details of publicans from Camra magazine Ale, Feb 2025, article by Keith Barker.
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