For more detail on this site, see T E Faber, An Intimate History of St Clement’s Parish, 2006.
1701 in will of Thomas Allen to be left to his younger brother William
1711 William went bankrupt so property sold to King’s College Cook, Thomas Brand. A few months later Brand sold it to Thomas Nutting. described as a ‘messuage or tenement now or late of Richard York‘ with ‘ warehouse and chambers over, sometimes in the occupation of Grace Allen, and now or since of John Day.’
1759 death of Thomas Nutting; sold to William Anderson, baker for £672.
1774 William left property to son John and from John it descended to his children William and Mary.
1814 Younger William sold it to William Eaden, probably the draper.
1836 William Eaden transferred life interest to his daughter Elizabeth, wife of David Lilley.
1839 Transferred to grandson William Eaden Lilley; occupied by David Lilley
1851 occupied by David Lilley
1861
David Lilley, 83, farmer employing 5 labourers and 2 boys, b Bourn
Elizabeth, 66, b Cambridge
Mary Harper, housemaid, 29, b Melbourn
Martha Cracknell, 27, cook, b Little Swaffham
1871 boarding school for young ladies: three teachers and twelve scholars
1890 property bought by Eaden Lilley & Co.
1891
Arthur Rutt [in 1891 living at 32 City Road; in 1906 at 14a Market Hill]
1911
Thirza Clark, head, widow, 58, housekeeper, b Norfolk
Mabel Clark, servant, 23, parlormaid, b Cambs
Clara Palmer, servant, 36, cook, b Chesterton
William F Miller, assistant, 20, shop assistant drapery, b London
Cyril Duffield, apprentice, 16, apprentice drapery, b Cambs
Bernard Lofts, assistant, 19, shop assistant drapery, b London
Ernest C Le Grice, 19, shop assistant drapery, b Norfolk
Arthur C Baker, 21, shop assistant furnishing drapery, b Sussex
Arthur D James, 30, shop manager foreign fancy, b Leeds
Hodgson Mitchell, 19, female, shop assistant drapery, b Cumberland
Charles J N Avory, 20, shop assistant drapery, b Chesterton
John M Hinders, 23, shop assistant furnishing drapery, b London
Samuel A Pike, 18, shop assistant furnishing drapery, b Suffolk
Percy Booker, 22, shop assistant drapery, b Kent,
Ernest C Smith, 35, commercial traveller drapery, b Hunts
Horace B Wright, 25, shop assistant furnishing drapery, b Sussex
Thomas E Penton, 29, shop assistant furnishing drapery, b Hants
Claud Allerton, 21, shop assistant furnishing drapery, b Suffolk
Cecil M Wightman, female, 22, shop assistant drapery, b Suffolk
1913
Lilley & Co.’s, employees residence
Mrs Clark, housekeeper
1929 sold to St John’s for £2550
1940 part of the frontage compulsorily purchased when Bridge Street widened.
1962
Alan Bedford, florist
(flat 2) William D Armstrong
(flat 3) Mrs A Lloyd
(flat 4) Rev Alan Traviss Welford
(flat 5) Miss V A Davis
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