...ear old Grandson was also in the house at the time of the census. 1915 The Sailors Return was offered for sale by Jarmans & Co so they were presumably the purchasers in 1906. The Sailors Return was described as being built on a piece of ground called ‘The Duckhouse’ at or near a certain place called North End Green. The pub was purchased by Barclay, Perkins and Co. 1916 William / Charles Miller was the publican 1921 Harry Miller was the head of th...
...Archive [GK177/5] show that the brewery’s only outlet in Meldreth was The Sailors Return. The full list of outlets owned by Worboys and Jarman’s Ltd for the sale of Jarman’s Ales shown in GK177/5 is as follows. Anchor Inn, Melbourn Black Horse, Guilden Morden Coach & Horses, Harston Cuckoo, Sandon Plough, Little Shelford Sailor’s Return, Meldreth White Lion, Melbourn Off-licence, 120 Sturton Street, Cambridge Cooper’s Arms, Newmarket Road, Cambri...
...Don Chinery remembers The Sailor’s Return...
...orth End. Old Bill, Memories of a Meldreth Man (Bill Wing, March 1993) The Sailors Return was later called the Bears Den. There was a big old building opposite the church, where the bowling green is now – a big old warehouse – the brewery had that. Next to the church – Manting House – Mr Gibbs used to live there, he was another man from the brewery – the brewery was on the corner. Down brewery Lane there were two cottages that belonged to the brew...
Flambards Manor acquired its name in the late fourteenth century after ownership of the manor passed to Elizabeth, wife of Edmund Flambard. However, its origins lie several centuries earlier. It is one of several manors in Meldreth that are recorded in the Domesday Book. The manor had belonged to Ely Abbey and passed to Hugh de Scalers after the Conquest. According to W M Palmer, ownership of the manor, which was spread over several parishes, had...
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...eene Manor Paterson, Jn., builder Queen Adelaide P.H. (Harold Pepper), letters should be addressed Whaddon Railway Tavern P.H. (Benj. Kirby) Ritagen Ltd. (Fredk. Geo. Russell, sec. & managing director) disinfectant mfrs. Sailors Return P.H. (Jas. Albt. Turner) Springall Wm. Herbert, baker Stockbridge Wm. King, farmer, St. John’s farm *Wedd, Ernest Percy, farmer, College farm Woods, H., Court farm Worland, Abbis, farmer, Valley House...
...osis at the age of 35. Nora married Harry Miller in 1908 and they ran “The Sailors Return” public house in North End, Meldreth, later moving to Histon, Cambridgeshire. Percy Cox grew up in Meldreth and became a blacksmith, as his father had done. He was employed by Hales Bros and in his war record there is a reference from the firm prepared in 1915 when he enlisted in the army. It says that he had been in their employment for 12 years and describe...
...1956 after more than 100 years service. Surprisingly The Dumb Flea and The Sailors Return closed in the same year. Meldreth/Whaddon Boundary Changes The Queen Adelaide came into the parish of Whaddon in 1955. The evidence for this is as follows: The VCH for Whaddon says: The parish of Whaddon lies east of the Old North Road, c. 6 km. north of Royston. It was said to cover 1,463 a. in 1841, but after 1891 1,519 a. until 1955 when 23 a. on the easte...
...manor Paterson, Jn., builder Queen Adelaide P.H. (Harold Pepper) (letters should be addressed Whaddon) Railway Tavern P.H. (Benjamin Kirby) Ritagen Ltd., (Fredk. Geo. Russell, sec. & managing director) disinfectant mfrs. Sailors Return P.H. (Jas. Albert Turner) Springall, Wm. Herbt. Baker Stockbridge, Wm. King, farmer, St. John’s farm *Wedd Ernest Percy, farmer, College farm Woods, H., Court farm Worland, Abbis, farmer, Valley house...
...Bell and The British Queen in the High Street and the Brewery Pub and the Sailors Return at North End. Only the British Queen still functions as a pub, the other five were converted to private residences. The Post Office ceased to function at the Old Blacksmith’s Shop and was moved to a room in the house opposite where it now is. After being there for some years the Post Office was built by the late Mr Fred Handscombe.[2] Before The Gables was en...
...ide the pub and thence into the stream along the side of Chiswick End. The Sailors Return and The Queen Adelaide closed in the same year possibly for the same reason. Our thanks go to Joan Rayner, the last Landlady of The Dumb Flea, and her daughter Joan Fallon who have kindly passed on their memories and allowed us to use these photographs. The History of The Dumb Flea can be seen here. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see a photograph of...
...ve it its ancient name, Balls Lane. The Old Maltings are near the Sailors’ Return Pub. Both these played their part in the village until the Second World War. Next are the last houses in the village – the Jubilee Cottages. As Meldreth boundary from Shepreth is the Guilden Brook, Stone Lane, the other side of the road had two cottages at the lower end. Near Stone Lane were other thatched cottages. At one time Methodist services were held in the Cou...
...any person receiving rent in respect of land” was required to complete and return to the district valuation office. The information from these forms was transcribed into the valuer’s field book and a physical inspection of all properties was made. The returns show the use of land and buildings and can be particularly useful for family historians. Maps were drawn up showing the location and extent of each property and plot of land to be valued. The...
