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327 High Street, Cottenham

327 (219) High Street, The Spread Eagle, Red Bull, Bedford House, Cottenham

History of 327 High Street, Cottenham

See Francis Garrett: Cottenham’s Inns and Hostelries

1831 – 1842: The Spread Eagle: Robert Defew. It belonged to George Cockle and was sold in 1842 to John Cole.

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1947:

House burned down. Rebuilt by Cole as Red Bull, beer house.

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1851:

John Cole, 52, basket maker employing 2 men and publican, b Soham

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1853:

Property sold at auction. Described as: a truly desirable property is situated in the High Street. The house and buildings have been recently erected in a very superior and most substantial manner and are well adapted for a public house, for which purpose they were used a short time since, when the Proprietor sold therefrom in one year upwards of 100 barrels of beer.

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1861: approx.

Thomas Rowell, 47, farmer 45 acres and dealer employing 3 men 1 boy, b London

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1871:

Benjamin Charles Pinchard, 69, physician and general practitioner, b Beds

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1881:

Isabella F Pinchard, 50, formerly surgeons wife, b Cottenham

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1891: Bedford House

Isabella Pinchard, 60, living on own means, b Cottenham

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1901:

Isabella Pinchard

 

William Ward, 34, ag.lab

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1911: approx.

William Ward, 43, farm labourer, b Chittering

 

Emma Ansell, 58, widow, b Duxford

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1939: approx.

Archibald Graves, b 1889, farmer

 

Oswin J Blunt, b 1911, laboratory assistant physiology research instrument maker lathe

 

William K S Randall, b 1910, builders labourer

 

Henry Benerson, b 1870, agricultural labourer

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