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The Stocks and Whipping Post
...that a new whipping post was set up in 1782, at a cost of 1s. A new set of
stocks
was made by William Course in 1833, costing £3 2s. It is thought that the
stocks
were last used in 1860 as a punishment for brawling in church. Alfred Kingston in “Fragments of Two Centuries” (originally published 1893, reprinted 1990) indicates that Meldreth was alone on the Cambridgeshire side of Royston as still having its old Parish
Stocks
due to Mr George Sandys...
Meldreth in 1941-42
...scellanea Meldreth – area 2513 acres Population (1931) 597 Antiquities The
Stocks
The
Stocks
occupy an unusual position. Usually they are found in close proximity to the Church as though to indicate an association between spiritual and temporal authority. In Meldreth, The
Stocks
and Whipping Post complete seem always to have been on the small triangular green near to Marvells (now The Court). Conceivably the Marvells exercised some sort of judicia...
Listed Structures in Meldreth
...ing. 18th Century. Timber framed with rebuilt pyramidal roof of old tiles.
Stocks
and Whipping Post, High Street/North End/Fenny Lane 18th century
stocks
and whipping-post. C18 located at Marvell’s Green at the junction of the High Street and North End. Base of Cross, High Street/North End/Fenny Lane Medieval base of a cross made from limestone and resited to Marvell’s Green from a garden behind the village shop c. 1888-89 (according to Beatrice C...
Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee 1977
...ere was an excellent turnout for our procession through the village to the
stocks
. Many people had dressed up and many people had decorated their bikes, trikes and pushchairs which looked very gay decked out in red, white and blue. The procession, led by a band of school children playing a variety of instruments and by a Jowett Javelin licenced in Cambridge in 1953, made its way to the
stocks
, where the vicar conducted a short service of dedicatio...
Melbourn and Meldreth in the Olden Time
...it. Here too the Court Leet of Argentines Manor was held. The pillory and
stocks
were somewhere in the neighbourhood, probably on the green. The village green suggests to us the springtime merrymaking during the middle ages, when the maypole was set up, and everyone hailed the earning warmth and light of summer with tumultuous joy. We may sometimes think the winter dark, dreary and wretched enough in our time, but it was very much worse 600 years...
Old Bill
...knocked down when they built a bungalow there. Meldreth Manor is near the
Stocks
, where the Spastic Society [now Aurora] School is now. I remember several families lived there. Two doctors lived there, Dr Mead-King, Dr Williams came after him. Also Mr Jebb and family, they used to fall out with Mr Harvey the Vicar. Mr Jebb dug up the piece of land leading to the church – and found some human bones. The vicar and he had an argument about that. App...
A Concert in the Parish Room
...nd” was cleverly delivered by Mr Nelson, also the dialogue,
“Stocks
up and
stocks
down” by Messrs Reynolds and Waller, eliciting much laughter and applause for their comic acting. Mr G Ward acted as musical director. The following is the programme: Part I Opening March song and chorus: “Patrick Mind the Baby”, W Guiver Ballad: “The Song That Reached My Heart”, H Gibbs Song and chorus: “Clara Nolan’s Ball”, J A Reynolds Song and chorus: “The Mockin...
Meldreth Village - Part One
...nor – several cottages between the school and the stores, also between the
Stocks
and the Old Town House, once the village blacksmith’s. There were several more just before Stone Lane and two cottages at the bottom of the lane. Population at this time was around the 600-700 mark; today it is between 1200-1300 and the village is built up almost beyond recognition. It is learned, however, that no further large development is envisaged for at least t...
Richard Willowes, Vicar of Meldreth, 1692-1736
...new whipping post was set up in 1782 and cost a shilling, and a new set of
stocks
was made by Wm Course in 1833 costing £3 2s. It is possible that they were the
stocks
the remains of which you see in the picture. They are said to have been used as late as 1860, for a brawler in church. The payments to passengers are examples of the most frequent kind of entry in these accounts, we should call them tramps. The item of 3s for a hue and cry to Kneesw...
Meldreth Village - Part Two
...stand, there stood also a cross. The base of this has been returned to the
stocks
after being buried in a garden for many years. The Manor House opposite, now the Spastic School [3] is “The Manor of Street”. On the left hand side of the road a high fence guarded a flowing river, part of a moat which surrounded The Court built in 1772 later to become the house of John Marvel, father of the poet who wrote many poems in the Oak Room looking out to la...
Is there no Constable in the Village?
...ary detention) under the supervision of the parish constable. Meldreth had
stocks
(see The
Stocks
and Whipping Post page on this website) but there is no record of a lock-up. The nearest was at Melbourn, situated at the crossroads close to All Saints church. When it was demolished in 1847 the bricks were used to construct the Melbourn fire station, which still stands (see Rules for the Fire Engine page on this website). Parish constables were resp...
Flambards Manor: History and Ownership
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...
Flambards Manor Timeline (PDF file)
...ot found there in either 1841 or 1851 census [see note below] A new set of
stocks
was made by William Course in 1833, costing £3, 2s. C1840 A new mill was built, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66744&strquery=flambards#n174 https://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66744&strquery=flambards#n175 https://www.meldrethhistory.org.uk/page/enclosure_in_meldreth https://www.meldrethhistory.org.uk/page/enclosure_in_meldreth htt...
3rd Meldreth Girl Guides
....30pm with a parade from the Village Hall. They carried their flags to the
Stocks
joining the village children who had dressed in costume and decorated their bikes. At the
Stocks
a commemorative sign was unveiled and dedicated by the Rev. Alan Heawood. They then continued to join in with the village celebrations for the rest of the day. The Guides were given a commemorative badge as a memento of the day. (See Photo 4 below.) Summer Camp was held f...
My Memories of Growing Up in Meldreth
...ed to play marbles on the way home from school, in the gutter opposite the
Stocks
. When in war time we played “airman” on a tree opposite Brewery Lane we would climb the tree then hang by our arms and shout out ‘bale out’. We also looked for aeroplane glass. We also played a lot by the river, and I remember that the boy next door had a large boat that we sometimes took into the river. When the army moved into Church House we would crawl through th...
Meldreth
...s a conservation area covering the areas around the church and the village
stocks
. The Melbourn by-pass was opened in July 1988 and runs south-east of the village, separating Meldreth from Melbourn. The village has a population of approximately 2,000 people (2021 census figure). Detailed statistics for the village from the 2021 census are available on the Office for National Statistics website. A monthly magazine, Meldreth Matters, is delivered fr...
The Last Will and Testament of Robert Ellis
...nd possessed of and be interested in the said five hundred pounds, and the
stocks
, funds and securities in which the same is invested in trust for such person or persons, in such share and proportions and in such manner and form as such daughter shall be her last Will and Testament in writing to be by her executed and attested in such manner as aforesaid direct, limit or appoint, and for want of such direct limitation or appointment and as directi...
Ponies and Galloways - Going to the Races
...people assembled in Mr Shenton’s close at Meldreth (situated close to the
Stocks
) to witness the Pony and Galloway Races and Athletic Sports, which took place with enormous success, under the guidance of the following gentlemen, to whom a word of praise is due: Stewards, Messrs. C. Flanders, R. Flitton, E. Nelson, J. Porter, Dr. Reynolds, H. Coningsby (horse racing) and A. Jarman – the link here may be to the same local man whose untimely death w...
Meldreth Parish Records
...ed : “His charges about making new the cracked 2nd bell, and the weeks and
stocks
of the other bells, and his repair of the frames and braces in the steeple.” The account begins in the good old fashioned style : – £ s d Oct. 3 . Spent at Pateman’s at the meeting of the town to put out the 2nd bell and agree with the carpenter,” &c 4 0 The bell was sent to John Waylet, of Bishop’s Stortford, to be recast at a cost of £6 12s 6d; the journey occupied...
Meldreth Court
...me Meldreth Court much later when the house was used for this purpose. The
stocks
of course are only just up the road and may well have been one of the punishments administered by the court. Incidentally, the green where the
stocks
stand is called ‘Marvell’s Green’. We know little about the house following its sale by Andrew Marvell in 1647 until its purchase by Meldreth’s famous son John George Mortlock in 1880. The Mortlocks owned much of Meldre...
How to Contribute to this Site
This website has been set up by Meldreth Local History Group (MLHG), which is also responsible for administering the site. The initial content was uploaded by Group members, who continue to add material to the site. However, as this is a community website, some material has since been added by contributors worldwide and we hope that anyone with a Meldreth connection or story to tell will continue to add their own pages or comments. If you have so...
Archaeological Test Pitting Final Report 2013 (PDF file)
...d Meldreth Manor, with the latter close to Marvels Green where the village
stocks
stand (Wright et al 1982). Approximately 200m north-east of Meldreth Manor there was a smaller, less regular linear row running past the church and another, further north-east again, constituting a small green extending from College Farm towards Shepreth Common (Wright et al 1982). With the exception of the cluster around the station, these settlement elements may re...
'Cutting and Maiming at Meldreth', 1842
...form of punishment replacing such public manifestations of justice as the
stocks
and pillory. There was much popular concern at the time about reports of prisoners passing their days in idleness, with drunkeness and gambling rife. The main early form of hard labour was picking oakum – pulling apart old, tarry strands of rope – but this activity was difficult to exercise discipline over and it was criticised for doing little to deter. The treadmil...
Meldreth Council School Honours Board
...from 1937 to 1943, originally under the surname of Rayner). Lived near the
Stocks
and later at 5 Howard Road, after the first council houses were built in 1951/52. Sister Rita (see 1954); mother Ruby, father Reginald. Special Place Holders 1944 Enid M Leverington: Girls’ County School, Cambridge Admission no. 497. Attended the school from 1939 to 1944, having previously been at Potton School. An only child. Enid lived in the High Street, where her...
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