Green Hill public house, engraved window, 1975 (MoC2/341/75)

20 The Green, Brook Restaurant, The Green Hill (The Rose and Crown), Histon

History of 20 Green Hill

According to ‘History of the Inns and Public Houses of Histon and Impington’ (1990), there was a beer house at this location since the 1830s.

1801 – 1806 property purchased by John Haggerston, who also owned the Barley Mow. Part of manor of St Etheldred. Later owned by Moses Freeman, a local miller. It was mortgaged to James Nutter, miller and brewer before 1830.

1830 property surrendered to James Nutter. Occupied by James Cotton and John Brett.

1838 Histon rate books show a public house called ‘the Rose and Crown’ owned by James Nutter and occupied by James Cotton.

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1842 Nutter became bankrupt and property purchased by Peter Mason.

1842_Sale_of_Nutter_properties

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1843 name of Rose and Crown transferred to new property by James Cotton. James Pettet took over this property as beer retailer.

1850 Thomas Pryor licensee. This became local bakehouse. Cambridge Chronicle  20th April notes: Annual Meeting of the Histon Association for the Prosecution of Felons’ held at Green Hill public house.

1867 Peter Mason died and property passed to daughters Rose and Emma. Hannah Pryor was tenant.

1871 Hannah employed George Sharp as baker’s assistant.

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1871 The Green

Hannah Pryor, widow, 59, baker and publican, b Old Weston

Thomas Muncey, granson, 13, b Impington

George Sharpe, servant, 32, b Witcham

Margaret Rule, 32, servant, b Swavesey

Samuel Spenser, 19, bakers assistant, b Northants

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1877 George Sharp tenant.

1879 Phoebe Sharp tenant.

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1881 Green Hill

Phoebe Sharp, 40, baker employing 1 man, b Girton

Ada M, 7, b Histon

Phoebe, 6, b Histon

George W, 4, b Histon

Hannah Dilley, 14, servant, b Dry Drayton

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1891 High Street

Phoebe Sharp, 50, publican

Phoebe, 16

George William, 14,

Edward Lawrence Cambridge, boarder, 19, fishmonger, b Hauxton

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1892 David Kimpton and family are publicans, bakers and corndealers at the Green Hill.

1896 Mrs Kimpton is publican.

1900 Rev P H Mason inherited the property.

1904 property destroyed by fire. Albert Gawthrop is tenant at the time. Cambridge Chronicle Oct 7th reports ‘sterling work done by the Chivers’ fire brigade headed by C Love of Histon.’

1919 George Barber tenant. His son ran a barbers business next to the pub.

1939 Mrs Ettie Barber licensee until 1956.

1966 freehold sold and Brook Restaurant created.