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135 High Street, Cottenham135 (111) High Street, Three Horse Shoes, Cottenham
History of 135 High Street
Listed building
House formerly Three Horseshoes P.H., late C17 with assembly room extension of c.1873. Timber framed, roughcast rendered on brick plinth with steeply pitched tiled roof and ridge stack, rebuilt in C19 on site of original. Three bay lobby entry plan with service range at the rear.
Coach-house and stables. Stone dated 1873 and with three horseshoes to gable end. Gault brick with tiled roofs. Three bay open sided cart and coach-house with stabling and hay lofts to right hand. Included for group value.
See Francis Garrett, Cottenham’s Inn and Hostelries
This was built probably after the fire of 1676; one of the earliest of the licensed houses in Cottenham.
1755 John Bartingale
1776 Elizabeth Bartingale
1779 Moore family
For most of the 19th century the house belonged to the Ivatts of Gothic House. They built the large brick and slated malting of 12 Quarter Steep in 1835 at the rear where malting was carried on until 1894.
Calf sales were held at the Three Horseshoes until about 1870. The drovers had large pots of ale and in order that the calves didn’t knock the pots over the custom of ‘ugging’ arose. The pot was hugged to the body in the crook of the arm.
1841
James Moore, 42, publican
Elizabeth, 35
John, 15
Elizabeth, 9
William, 3
1851
Elizabeth Moore, 45, farmer and innkeeper employing one labourer
1861 Three Horseshoes Inn
Elizabeth Moore, 54, farm 40 acres employing 1 labourer, b Cottenham
1871 Three Horse Shoes
Elizabeth Moore, 63, victualler, b Cottenham
1879
Joshua Baker
1881 Three Horse Shoes
William Moore, 34, farmer and publican 37 acres, b Cottenham
1891 Three Horseshoes
William Moore, 44, farmer and publican, b Cottenham
1894
F Moon
1895
Sold by auction to Norwich brewers Bullard and Son for £545.
1896
John Sanderson
1900
Three Horseshoes, Cottenham 1900 (photo E Smith)
1901
Frederick Smith, 40, publican, b Chatteris
Emily, 36, b Cambridge
Fredric, 15, b Chatteris
Wilfred, 9, b Chatteris
Charles, 8, b Herts
Emma Robinson, 19, servant, b Bassingbourne
1911
John Sanderson, 58, market gardener and publican, b Cottenham
Various groups held their meetings in the large rooms, including the Manchester Unity Friendly Society. This offered insurance benefits for sickness, old age, and death. The loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds met here until c.1926; the Loyal Princess Alexandra Lodge met every month.
1921
Herbert White
1937
Reg Palmer – came from the Hopbind
1939 (111) Three Horse Shoes
Reginald V Palmer, b 1900, licensed publican
1967 closed and sold
Modern: (135)
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