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65 - 67 High Street, Melbourn65 (95), Melrose, High Street, Melbourn
History of 65 High Street
1935 (Melrose)
Hilda Thompson
1939 (Melrose)
Archibald G F Thompson, b 1905, bank cashier
(in 1926 Archibald was living at 51 Owlstone Road, Cambridge)
Hilda Thompson, b 1906
? (blacked out)
1945 (Melrose)
Archibald G F Thompson
Hilda Thompson
1949 (Melrose)
Hilda Thompson
The assumption has been made that ‘Melrose’ was numbered as ’95’ High Street about this time. As a result the properties lived in by the Howard family before 1955 cannot have included this one.
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It seems plausible that Moor Cross / Ye Olde Bakery, might have been near the junction of the Cambridge Road and the roads towards The Moor. Hopefully more light will be shed on this.
Melbourn 1901, junction of High Street, Cambridge Road and roads leading north to The Moor OS1901
Melbourn 1946, junction of High Street, Cambridge Road and roads leading north to The Moor OS1946
In the meantime the chronology of Norah Howard’s addresses is given here. The 1901 High Street address is unnumbered but is very close to The Cross, ie the junction of Station Road and the High Street, according to the census.
1901 High Street
Ishmael Howard, 53, boot dealer at home, b Melbourn
Sarah, 53, b Melbourn
Jubal, 20, baker journeyman bread maker, b Melbourn
Jonah, 20, boot maker at home, b Melbourn
Herbert, 17, grocer shopkeeper, b Melbourn
Mary, 15, b Melbourn
Harold, 13, b Melbourn
Norah, 7, b Melbourn
1911 High Street
Ishmael Howard, 63, invalid formerly boot and shoe maker,
Sarah, 62,
Jonah, 30, boot shoe maker and dealer
Jubal, 30, bread baker
Norah, 17, domestic house help
1930 – 1932 Ye Olde Bakerie
Norah Howard
In 1934 Norah Howard was at 366 Mill Road.
In 1936 Norah Howard was at 12 Grange Road
1938 Ye Old Bakerie
Norah Howard
1939 Moor Cross
Herbert Howard b 1883 baker
Jonah Howard b 1881 boot maker
Norah Howard b 1893 household
The 1939 Register shows numerous properties near by with the word ‘Moor’ incorporated.
1945 Moor Cross
Norah Howard
1949 Ye Olde Bakerie / Moor Cross
Jonah Howard
Norah Howard
1950 Moor Cross / Ye Old Bakerie
Herbert Howard
Jonah Howard
Norah Howard
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1953 (95)
Hilda Thompson
1955 95 High Street
Herbert Howard
Norah Howard
1956 – 1964 (95)
William E French
Norah Howard
1966 (95)
Ian J Foster Thorn
Joyce R Foster Thorn
In the 1980s nos 65 and 67 were turned into one house so no.67 ceased to be an independent address.
In 2023 the house was the subject of a BBC programme, ‘Uncanny,’ investigating a ghost story involving a ‘Miss Howard.’
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