279 High Street, Cottenham

279, Queen Holme, High Street, Cottenham

History of 279 High Street

Listed building:

Late C16

Believed to be the oldest house still standing in Cottenham. It has belonged to the same family since 1797. Richard Norman senior bought the house. His son Richard, who had farmed Queenholme Farm  in Willingham lived in it. It passed through the family to the Burgess family. (See Cottenham in Focus, 2022)

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1841

Mary Norman, 65, farrier

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1851

Mary Norman, 77, land proprietor, b Cottenham

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1861

James Baker Blackmore, 33, baptist minister of Old Chapel, b Devon

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1871

Robert Norman, 37, farmer of 47 acres employing 1 man and 1 boy, b Cottenham

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1881 approx.

Richard Norman, 75, farmer of 44 acres employing 2 labourers, b Cottenham

 

Eliza Haynes, 32, agricultural implements proprietor, b Ely

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1891

David Ingle, 34, carpenter and joiner

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1901

David Ingle, 44, builder and contractor

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1911

David Ingle, 54, builder woodwork, b Cottenham

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1939 Queen Holme

David Ingle, b 1856, master builder

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Modern: (279)