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Airship Beta II - Jesus Grove 191218 Jesus Lane, Crown Hotel / Inn
History of 18 Jesus Lane
1861 Crown Inn
Frederick Bailey, 39, baker and inn keeper, b Essex
1897
John Spalding Rich born at the Crown Inn
John’s family were inn keepers; he was born in a pub – the Crown Inn in Jesus Lane. His father, John (George’s grandfather), was the publican there as well as a cab proprietor, having previously worked in the Bull Inn as a fly driver, and having grown up in the Traveller’s Rest on HuntIngdon Road (now the Beefeater restaurant).
In 1901 John Rich was a widower living at 30 Bradmore Street.
For John Spalding Rich in 1901 see Leys Laundry
1912
Marshall of Cambridge (pub 1990) states that the business moved from King Street to Jesus Lane in 1912. The premises were leased from Jesus College; in 1912 Marshall mechanics assisted with repairs to an Army airship which had made a forced landing at Jesus Grove. This was the Company’s first contact with aviation.
See Marshall’s on-line history
1913 Crown Hotel
William Radford, cab and taxi proprietor
1914-18
The Jesus Lane garage was devoted to servicing and repairing vehicles required for the war effort, including Rolls-Royce armoured cars and ambulances used for collecting the seriously wounded soldiers from the station on their return from France. David Marshall meanwhile had the war-time post of organising the catering at the Woolwich Arsenal where he had to provide over 24,000 meals a day for munitions workers.
1962
(17 – 22) Marshall’s Cambridge
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