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In 1851, the address was given as George Street, but at Newmarket Road in 1852. This pub was rebuilt in the 1930s and has been renamed the Corner House. At 176 Newmarket Road in 1892 and earlier. **
Butchers Arms, 231 Newmarket Road, Cambridge - in July 2010
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Residents at this address
1851/Geo. Sealbrook/../../../Gardner’s Directory **
1852/Thomas Houlden/../../../Slaters Directory
1861/Robert Lyon/Labourer/38/Elsworth, Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Mary Ann Lyon/Wife/38/38/Barton, Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Elliott Lyon/Son/9/38/Elsworth, Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Mary Ann Lyon/Daughter/6/38/Trent Parish, Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Sarah Ann Lyon/Daughter/5/38/St Andrew the Less, Cambridgeshire/Census
1869/Wm Scowen/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/William Scowan/Licensed Victualler & Lodging House Keeper/37/Norwich,
Norfolk/Census
1871/Ellen Scowan/Wife/23/Bedford, Beds/Census
1871/Susan Scowan/Mother, Widow/76/Epping, Suffolk/Census
1871/Danile Harding/Nephew, Barman/18/London, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Fulcher/Nephew, Errand Boy/14/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1871/Harriet Cole/General Servant/19/Suffolk/Census
1871/William Houstwick/Lodger, Messenger/53/Chatteris, Cambridgeshire/Census
1871/John Edwards/Lodger, Labourer/42/St Fays, Norfolk/Census
1871/Thomas Latimore/Lodger, Labourer/27/Cambridge, Cambridgeshire/Census
1871/John Smith/Lodger, Labourer/18/Cambridge, Cambridgeshire/Census
1871/Matthew Finch/Lodger, Hawker/49/Leicester, Leicestershire/Census
1871/Emma Finch/Lodger, Hawker/39/Colchester, Essex/Census
1871/Mathew Finch jun/Lodger, Hawker/27/Leicester, Leicestershire/Census
1871/Mary A Finch/Lodger, Hawker/23/Leicester, Leicestershire/Census
1871/Caroline Finch/Lodger/4/Leicester, Leicestershire/Census
1871/Mathew Finch/Lodger/3/Leicester, Leicestershire/Census
1871/Charles Shedd/Lodger, Labourer/33/Cambridge, Cambridgeshire/Census
1871/William Barlow/Lodger, Labourer/35/Cambridge, Cambridgeshire/Census
1871/James Frost/Lodger, Labourer/44/Cambridge, Cambridgeshire/Census
1871/Henry Goffin/Lodger, Shoemaker/19/Beccles, Suffolk/Census
1871/James Cookman/Lodger, Tailor/21/Beccles, Suffolk/Census
1871/Henry Nichols/Lodger, Hawker/18/Halstead, Essex/Census
1871/Charles Brown/Lodger, Hawker/19/London, Middlesex/Census
1871/George Smith/Lodger, Hawker/21/London, Middlesex/Census
+ more lodgers
1879/W Francis/../../../Kellys Directory
1881/Wm. Francis/../../../Spalding’s Directory of Cambridge **
1881/William Francis/Publican And Lodging House Keeper/55/Tellham,
Suffolk/Census
1881/Sarah Francis/Wife/57/Burwell, Cambridge/Census
1881/Frances Faircliffe/Niece/15/Burwell, Cambridge/Census
1881/Mary A Green/Sister, Widow/67/Tellham, Suffolk/Census
1881/Arthur Faircliffe/Nephew, Railway Porter/22/Burwell, Cambridge/Census
+ Lodgers
1883/W Francis/../../../Kellys Directory
1888/Mrs S Francis/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1892/Wm Lester/../../../Kellys Directory
1896/William Wheatley/../../../Kellys Directory
1904/James Lee/../../../Kellys Directory
1913/James Lee/../../../Spalding Directory
Saffron Walden Weekly News. 13 March 1914
Five Houses were referred for compensation.
Butchers Arms, Newmarket road, Cambridge belonged to Messrs Hudson and Co Ltd. A fully licensed house with trade of three barrels of beer, 20 dozen pint bottles of beer and stout, one gallon of spirits, and six dozen minerals weekly.
The house was registered as a common lodging house, and the tenant paid £38 per year rent. There were eight other licensed houses within 200 yards.
James Lee had been the tenant for nearly 12 years. He was licensed for 38 lodgers, and had let 9,329 beds during the last year. House referred for compensation.
1916/William Bryan/../../../Kellys Directory
1933/Harry Habbin/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
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