Coach House Lane (Occupation Lane, Mr Pemberton’s Lane), Newton

History Coach House Lane

No.6 Coach House lane – Listed building

House, c.1700 with roof raised c.1720 and wing at rear added early C19. Main range of red brick, English bond. The house is said to have been the coachman’s house to the Manor Farmhouse in Town Street, Newton, now demolished.

The inner brick terrace of three houses was extended at ech end at some time in the 19th century.

The Post Office at the end of the lane belonged in 1861 to Edward Bangle, a small farmer with 27 acres.

In the 1871 census the name Coach House Lane is first used. Previously ‘Occupation Lane’ and ‘Mr Pemberton’s Lane’ had been used.

1861

Mr Pemberton’s Lane:

Henry Jude, 31, ag.lab., b Newton

Hannah Prime, 38, widow, b Newton

Joseph Kemp, 45, ag.lab., b Newton

David Fuller, 24, ag.lab., b Hauxton

Samuel Fuller, 56, ag.lab., b Newton

William Jude, 80, ag.lab., b Foxton

Bangle Farm:

Edward Bangle, 74, farmer of 27 acres employing 1 man 1 boy, b Harston

1871 Coach House Lane

Ambrose Kemp, 45, ag.lab., b Newton

Albert Prime, 26, ag. lab., b Newton

Joseph Kemp, 54, ag. lab., b Newton

Samuel Fuller, 69, ag. lab., b Newton

William Kemp, 46, ag. lab., b Newton

Bangles Farm:

Edward Amos Bangle, 56, independent,

1901 (census):

Post Office:

George Thurlow, 40, carpenter builder and farmer, b Newton

Elizabeth, 42, postmistress, b Norfolk

Madelene T, 7, b Newton

William Kemp, 76, labourer on the road, b Newton

David Fuller, 64, agric. labourer, b Hauxton

Mary, 48, b Newton

One house uninhabited

Elijah Fuller, 25, agric. lab., b Newton

Sarah, 27, b Thurston

Laura E, 1, b Newton

Percy E, 5 mos, b Newton

Betsy Prime, 67, widow, b Haslingfield

Albert, 26, teamster on farm, b Newton

Ambrose Kemp, 75, agric. lab., b Newton

Sarah, 69, b Hauxton