75 Hinton Avenue (formerly 3), Cambridge

History fo 75 Hinton Avenue

1901

(no number or name) Since James Dean is listed in this census and in 1911 his property was ennumerated at no.1, then it is possible that the following persons were resident in 1901 at no.3:

1901

Walter E Kemp, 29, brickmaker and general labourer, born Essex

Helen, 29, born Epping

Archibald G, 2, born Shenfield

Marion, 2 weeks, born Cherry Hinton

1911

George Oakes Lucas, 34, taxi cab driver, born Suffolk

Jessie, 32, born Suffolk

Edith May, 13, born Suffolk

Winifred Dorothy, 12, born Suffolk

Verrall Oakes, 5, born Cherry Hinton

Primrose Kitty, 2, born Cherry Hinton

Irene Phyllis, 2 months, born Cherry Hinton

1914

1914 12 04

George Lucas, a taxi driver, was travelling along Huntingdon Road when, after passing the Traveller’s Rest, he encountered a large portion of an elm tree which had been blown across the road. Unable to stop in time, his car crashed into it. The windscreen and headlights were shattered, but none of the occupants was hurt. Another large section of the tree then fell and completely blocked the road. Police arrived by taxi, removed their vehicle’s side lamps and placed one on either side of the obstruction to warn traffic. Using saws and pickaxes borrowed from local residents, they cut a passage through it.

Credit: Mike Petty, Cambridge Huntingdon Road Scrapbook.