19 East Road, Blackbirds Inn, The Granville

History of 19 East Road

1851 19 East Road

William Wallis, 35, painters press man, b Cambridge

Ann, 30, formerly laundress, b Cambridge

Frederick, 10, b Cambridge

Sarah Ann, 8, b Cambridge

Ellen, 7, b Cambridge

William, 4, b Cambridge

George, 2, b Cambridge

Edward, 10 mos, b Cambridge

Jane Peachy, 19, house servant, b Fen Ditton

In 1851 William Wallis was implicated in a prank played on the villagers of Coton reported in the Cambridge Chronicle 24th May 1851. It involved a young man called Downing who had apparently entertained customers at The Blackbirds.

1878

Licensee was William Wallis, father of Alice. He also had a workshop and store at 1 Gifford Place.

1913 Blackbirds Inn

Charles Combs, proprietor

1918

William Kirk died, reported in press 20.12.1918, aged 40. Possibly influenza.

Billy PItt Boxing School, Granville Hotel (MoC)

1939 From around this date Ernest Hipkin was publican. He died in 1945 and Emily Hipkin continued to run the pub until 1955.

1962 The Granville

In 2023 BV sent this note:

In 1968, before it was demolished, the building housed the first Simon Community house for the homeless – this community eventually became Cambridge Cyrenians (where I work!) and the largest provider of supported housing for the homeless in the city.

See also: https://cambridgecyrenians.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Cambridge-Cyrenians-1970-2020-for-web-Final-1.pdf