Jubilee Tavern, 73 Catharine Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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This pub closed in 2009 and is now awaiting demolition (2010). **
Jubilee, 73 Catherine Street, Cambridge - in August 2010
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The following entries are in this format:
Residents at this address
1891/John Robinson/Publican/53/York/Census
1891/Mary J Robinson/Wife/42/Kings Lynn, Norfolk/Census
1891/Arthur R R Robinson/Son/7/Cambridge/Census
1891/Mary Robinson/Daughter/6/Cambridge/Census
1892/John Robinson/../../../Kellys Directory
1896/Alexander Rolfe/../../../Kellys Directory
In 1891 the mother-in-law Jane Kenney is with her husband William Kenney
running the
Bridge House, Bridge Road in Downham Market, with William and
Jessie Brown also present, and I assume they did not leave there until at
least 1897 (William Kenney died in 1896). William Brown is here from at
least the 1901 census. *
1901/William Brown/Licensed victualler/37/Norfolk Downham/Census *
1901/Jessie Brown/Wife/32/Norfolk Downham/Census
1901/May Brown/ Daughter/10/Norfolk Downham/Census
1901/Florrie Brown/Daughter/9/Norfolk Downham/Census
1901/Jennie Brown/Daughter/4/Norfolk Downham/Census
1901/Jane Kenney/Mother-in-law/65/Norfolk Grimston/Census
6th December 1901/POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Cambridge Borough Police Court,
Tuesday.- Before Dr. Waraker (in the chair), and Messrs. J. Burford, G.
Smith, and A. S. Campkin.
A "FAIR FIGHT" AND THE RESULT.
George Woollard, of 2, Cyprus-road, was charged, on remand, with assaulting
Joseph Smith on November 23rd.- Mr. Ellison defended.- Edwin Stanley Wood,
living at Gwydir House, Mill-road, surgeon, said that on the 24th of
November he was called to see the complainent at his house. He had known
Smith before, but his features were so swollen that he did not at once know
him. He examined him, and found both eyes black and blue and the bridge of
his nose broken. An abscess had since developed at the base of the nose, and
he was told it had since broken.
There were several body bruises, but they were not so serious as those on
the head. The injuries might have been caused by blows with the fists, but
the nasal injury must have been done by something harder than the fist. A
kick could have done it.- Joseph Smith, of 42, Catherine-street, said he was
a police pensioner.
On the 23rd of November he was in the Jubilee publichouse, Catherine-street,
at twenty minutes to ten. He saw prisoner sitting in the bar. He called for
two half-pints, and he had one himself and the prisoner had the other. Some
time after he ordered a pint, which another man drank. Some man began an
argument about paying for beer, and witness said he would pay for it.
Prisoner said, "What are you chucking your crop about at?" Witness replied,
"Nothing that I know of." He answered, "If you want anything you can have
it." At this juncture the landlord ordered them all out of the house, and as
soon as he got on the doorstep prisoner struck him two blows on the chest,
saying, "Come on. I'll give you pepper." Witness said, "Wait till I get my
coat off;" but before he could do anything he was struck by prisoner in the
face. He received several blows, but he did not think prisoner gave them
all. There were three men around him. He was knocked down, and as he was
trying to raise himself up he received a violent kick on the nose. He
thought prisoner did this. He got up, only to be knocked down again. He
could not see, as both his eyes were swollen and he could not remember any
more. How he got home he did not know.- By Mr. Ellison: He did not challenge
prisoner to fight, and he had not had a cross word with him. Woollard struck
the first blow. After he had been knocked down the second time, he did not
remember what took place.- Elizabeth Gray, of 56, Catherine-street, said
that she saw the complainant knocked down, and the three men were kicking
him. She saw him trying to get up, but before he could get on his feet
properly he was knocked down again. Three men were kicking Smith.- Thomas
Squire, Great Eastern Railway guard, of 57, St. Philip's-road, said he was
in the Jubilee public house on the date in question. Smith and Woollard were
there, and after some squabbling Smith challenged prisoner to fight. They
went outside, and witness followed about four minutes afterwards. He saw
them both on the ground, and a man named Gower trying to pick them up. While
on the ground there was some scuffling between them. They got up, and Smith
took his coat off, and said to the prisoner, "Now I am going to show you how
to fight," The fight was then continued, and complainant fell down two or
three times.- The Justices' Clerk: In your opinion do you think it was a
fair fight?-
Witness: Yes it was. I never saw a fairer.- By the Bench: I saw no kicking.-
James Liverington, a schoolboy, living at 75, Catherine-street, said he saw
complainant knocked down.- William Christmas Brown, landlord of the Jubilee
Inn, said the parties were in his house, and he heard them squabbling around
some beer. They said they did not care about one another, and he thought it
best to order them out of the house. He did not see any of the fight.- The
Magistrates retired, and on reappearing the Chairman said the Bench were of
opinion that the case had not been made out. The case would be dismissed,
each party to pay their own costs./Cambridge Independent Press *
14th August 1903/CAMBRIDGE PUBLICAN CONVICTED
For Failing to Admit a Policeman
A somewhat unusual case was heard at the Cambridge Borough Police-court by
Dr. J. W. Cooper (who presided), Messrs G. Smith and W. P. Spalding this
(Friday) morning, when William Christmas Brown, the licensee of the Jubilee
publichouse, Catherine-street, was summoned for failing to admit to his
licensed premises John Aworth, a police constable, in pursuance of his duty,
who demanded to be admitted on the 6th August.
The case for the prosecution, for which the Town Clerk (Mr J. E. L.
Whitehead) appeared, was that about a quarter past eleven on the night in
question Pc. Aworth saw a light in the side room of the Jubilee publichouse,
the window of which looked out into St. Philip's-road, and heard the sound
of several voices. He knocked at the door of the bottle and jug entrance,
which was half glass (the nearest door to the room where the light was),
repeatedly for five minutes, and then a woman walked up to the passage
leading to the door, and asked who was there.
Aworth said that he was a constable and wanted to be admitted. The woman
made no reply, but walked away. He continued to knock, and about five
minutes later the landlord came out of the folding gates in St.
Philip's-road and asked what he wanted. P.c. Aworth informed him that he
wanted to enter the house, as he had been informed that there were several
people who had no right to be. Brown refused to let him enter by the bottle
and jug entrance, but said he could go in through the gates.
He also refused his name, telling the constable to get it from he door
outside. The voices inside the house ceased while he was knocking.
The defence put forward by Mr. A. J. Lyon was that Mrs. Brown, when she went
to the door, did not know it was a police-constable knocking. Even when she
did find out, the door was locked, and as her husband had the keys, she went
back to tell him. The defendant swore that he went outside immediately and
told the constable he could go in the house, but the officer replied that he
did nor want to go in by the side gate.
The Bench fined the defendant £1 and 30s. costs, and at Mr. Lyon's request,
fixed the recognizances in the event of an appeal, at £20 each for defendant
and two sureties../Cambridge Independent Press *
1904/William C Brown/../../../Kellys Directory
1911/William Brown/Licensed victualler/47/Norfolk Downham Market/Census *
1911/Jessie Brown/Wife/42/Norfolk Downham Market/Census
1911/May Brown/Daughter milliner at home/20/Norfolk Downham Market/Census
1911/Florrie Brown/Daughter milliner at home/18/Norfolk Downham
Market/Census
1911/Jennie Brown/Daughter school/14/Norfolk Downham Market/Census
1911/Jane Kenney/Mother-in-law/74/Norfolk Grimston/Census
1911/Florence Asplin/General servant domestic/28/Cambridgeshire Stretham/Census
1913/W C Brown/../../../Spalding Directory
1916/William Brown/../../../Kellys Directory
10th March 1919/Mrs. Jane Kenney.
The funeral took place at Downham Market on Friday of Mrs. Jane Kenney,
mother of Mrs. Brown, of the Jubilee, Catherine-street, who died on Feb.
28th. Mrs. Kenney had for some 18 years lived with her daughter at
Catherine-street, and was greatly respected by those who knew her.
Previous to coming to Cambridge, together with her husband, she was in
business at the Bridge House, Downham Market. The remains were conveyed to
that town by motor-hearse on Friday morning, and interred in the churchyard
in the afternoon. The coffin was of English oak, with solid brass fittings,
and bore the inscription: "Jane Kenney, died 28th February, 1919, aged 84."
The chief mourners were: Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brown (daughter and son-in-law).
Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Rolfe (granddaughter and grandson), Mr. and Mrs. J.
Strange (granddaughter and grandson), Mrs. Frank Fraser (granddaughter),
Mrs. Pikett and Mrs. Lewis (nieces), Mrs. Whiteley, Mrs. Marsters, and Mr.
Long (friends). There were a number of beautiful floral tributes, the
inscriptions reading: In ever-loving memory of dear Mother, from her
sorrowing children, Jessie and William; To darling Grandma, with love and
kisses, from her own little Billy; To dear Grandma, "Thy will be done," in
ever-loving remembrance from May and Bert; In loving remembrance of dear
Grandma, from Florrie and Jack; In deepest sympathy, from Mr. and Mrs.
Whitley; In everlasting love and remembrance of our dearest Grandma, from
her sorrowing Jenny and Frank; With sympathy, from old friends, Mr. Long and
family; With sympathy, from Mr. and Mrs. Marsters./Cambridge Daily News *
1935/H S Linsey/Jubilee Tavern, Philips road/../../Kellys Directory
1938/H J Melbert/Jubilee Tavern, Catherine Street/../../Kellys Directory
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