Petersfield Lodge, Image courtesy of Sally Oakes Collection

1 Mill Road, Petersfield Lodge, Cambridge

History of 1 Mill Road

1884

Samuel Leggett Young

1891 (-)

Samuel L Young, 63, retired draper, b Norfolk

He was Mayor of Cambridge from 1892-3.

1901 (1)

Samuel L Young, 73, retired draper, b Norfolk

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19 July 1906
The Cambridge Women’s Suffrage Association held a well-attended meeting in the grounds of The Lodge, Mill Road. Addresses were given by the prominent suffragist Miss Isabella Ford, together with Mrs Rackham and other local speakers. It was pointed out that although women could serve as guardians and medical officers, they were still denied the vote in Parliamentary elections. The beautiful grounds of The Lodge were praised as an ideal venue for the gathering. Credit: Mike Petty Archive.

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11 May 1913
The Lodge, Mill Road was one of the principal venues for the Cambridge Women’s Suffrage Pageant, providing the setting for part of the events associated with the procession through the city. Credit: Mike Petty Archive.

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19 December 1913
The Women’s Suffrage Pageant was again performed at The Lodge, Mill Road, demonstrating that the house and its grounds continued to play an important role in the organisation and public presentation of the suffrage movement in Cambridge. Credit: Mike Petty Archive.

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1913 (1)

Mrs Young