Corpus Christi Lane, Godmanchester (RGL2025)

1 – 11 Corpus Christi Lane, Godmanchester

History of 1 - 11 Corpus Christi Lane

Listed Building

The three pairs of prefabricated agricultural workers’ houses were built in 1948 on land that once belonged to the Guild of Corpus Christi Chantry. This was suppressed by Henry VIII and then passed to the church which still retains ownership. Nos 1 and 3 were built on the former site of the late C16 or early C17 Corpus Christi House, the remains of which now form the red brick wall in front of the semi-detached houses. … The houses at Corpus Christi Lane were designed by Charles Burwell Kerrens Van Norman (1907-1975), a Canadian architect from Vancouver. … The houses were built as part of the government’s plans to provide accommodation as quickly and economically as possible during a period when both building materials and construction labour were in short supply