Index

Catlin’s Cottages and Farm

Cement Works Cottages; Brickkiln Farm

The Index is at the start of the 1851 transcription

Index

Ebenezer Cottages

? Top of Chater’s Hill

1

Albert Place

* Albert Place later became ‘Ingleside Place’. It must not be confused with ALPHA PLACE, South Road [HCS]

5

High Street

1

? From Bridge St southwards

5

High Street

4

? No.5

HCS is doing his best to establish the street numbers, not to be confused with the enumeration numbers

6

High Street

5

? No.7

6

High Street

EN below

5 but above 6

? No.9

6

High Street

6

? No.17

7

High Street

8

? No.19 (Cole)

10

High Street

17

The Close No.2

10

High Street

18

No.4

10

High Street

19

No.6

10

High Street

20

No.8

11

High Street

21

No.10 (Saffron Hotel)

11

High Street

22

No.12

12

High Street

25

No.21

12

High Street

27

? Gas No.29

13

High Street

29

? The Swan

? Post Office No.37

Later Thurgood, solicitors. Then Dr J.P. Atkinson Snr

13

High Street

30

Now Electricity Supply where I remember Miss Brand lived [HCS]

? No.30

17

High Street

46

? Christine’s No.65 where a ‘King’ lived in my youth

HCS’s youth, perhaps 1890-1910

18

High Street

48

? Did the High Street Place Cottages, demolished about 1937, come hereabouts

[NB, from EN40 to EN62, the words ‘High Street’ have been written by the enumerator but later deleted by him, as in later streets.]

19

High Street

54

? No.72

19

High Street

55

? 68/70 where I remember a Miss Thurgood living.

Presumably HCS’s numbers are street numbers

20

High Street

59

No.76 Queen’s Head

21

High Street

Above 60

See p22. Two houses building. These precede No.60

21

High Street

Above 62

Do. These precede No.62

22

High Street

65

? No.98 Fitch’s Bakery

22

High Street

Below 65

Could these have been the Conversion of the old Workhouse. The old Ingleside Terrace slum cottages pulled down about 1937 would be the Albert Place cottages. See p26-30.

23

High Street

70

Hill House No.75

25

High Street

76

No.67 where it is known the Rev A E Fowler had the Grammar School.

25

High Street

77

? No.65 on p.17.    ?63

25

High Street

78

? 61

26

High Street

79

? 59

26

High Street

Below 79

? 57

26

High Street

80

? Comrades Club No.55

26

High Street

81

Dr Bartlett’s House

26

Albert Place

82

Albert Place was at the western end of the old Workhouse. Later named “Ingleside Place”. Pulled down Slum Clearance Programme abt 1837.   HCS

27

Albert Place

85

HCS’s grandfather

Against ‘Frederick Stacey, aged 3’

30

Rosse Lane

99

Now Debden Rd

30

Rosse Lane

100

Hockleys Yard cottages (pulled down c 1937) on w. side of Road would have been included here somewhere. The Hunters Yard cottages on the E. side (down yard between Nos.19 & 21).

30

Rosse Lane

101

A Wm Day owned nos.21/23 before Ernest Pitstow bought the property

38

London Road

138

C 1832 – Mayor 1879-81

39

London Road

139

Widow of John Player

45

London Road

172

This, I believe, to be No.6. Dental surgery, which in 1857 was “The Prince of Wales”. A Smith once owned Nos.10 & 12.

It is likely that HCS means a person called ‘Smith;’ rather than a blacksmith

47

Abbey Lane

178

Widow of John Dane Player. Founder of Players Tobacco Mfrs.

54

Hog’s Green

244

Myddylton House

54

Hog’s Green

245

Walden Place

55

Hog’s Green

248

? Maltery now Youth Hostel

56

Horn Lane

249

FRESHWELL STREET

59

Horn Lane

265

? Related to Geo. Harris, Baker, Ashdon Road; Samuel Harris (Robsons, Station St) who lived in West Fields; Thomas Sergt-at-Mace 1907-21. Geo. & Saml father I know lived in Freshwell St, S side.

61

Bridge Street

272

Son of Churchwarden Thomas [Frye] b Thaxted who was Boro. Treas 1836-50

1850-1887

Second note, against his occupation

63

Bridge Street

281

Descendants had their Gunsmiths Shop in King St between the Cross Keys Yard & Dominicks – site of Nos.28, 30, 32

65

Bridge Street

291

Possibly the maltery at the rear with access between Eight Bells & No.8 (Moores)

73

Castle Street

1

? From west end, N. side

? No.1

ENs 1,2 are asterisked together against a further note:

73

Castle Street

2

? No.3

* If these were houses built before 1851 there may have been more than 2 swellings on site it account[s] for 2 surplus Nos.

73

Castle Street

3

? No.5

73

Castle Street

4

? No.7

74

Castle Street

5

? No.9

74

Castle Street

6

11

74

Castle Street

7

13

74

Castle Street

8

15

74

Castle Street

9

17

75

Castle Street

10

? 19

75

Castle Street

11

No.21 is the Bridge End Gardens Lodge

75

Sarah’s Place

12

? Is No.12 or No.13 the first entry for Sarah’s Place

Sarah’s Place a slum area was demolished about 1937. Access by a narrow passage between Nos.25 & 27

Built ca 1838

75

Sarah’s Place

12

? 23

25

There are 2 notes on EN.12

75

Sarah’s Place

13

The word’s ‘Sarah’s Place’ ringed to emphasize a change of street name

77

Castle Street

21

Almost certainly No.27 as I knew it when Mrs Wyatt lived there at the beginning of the 20^th c. & before the property was converted for a Presbytery

78

Castle Street

Above 22

? 29

78

Castle Street

22

33 ‘SWAN’ PH

& common lodging

78

Castle Street

23

Lower Square

? 33

79

Castle Street

24

Existing brick houses Lower Sq (Nos.2-3-4 now) not built but one old cottage which stood in the N-W corner with outbuildings to the S of it was pulled down when I was a boy. That wld have existed in 1851

1977 map shows 6+ houses in Lower Square

79

Castle Street

25

I would think this is No.35 where the Misses Nash lived in my time, because the Nashes were related to the Players – one was named Elizabeth Player Nash. These were the Butcher Players I believe before Isaac Marking Snr at No.24 Church St (see page 141 No.18)

79

Castle Street

26

Nos.37 & 39 Castle St the 5 Bellingham’s Buildings were built in 1879/80. A maltery belonging to Lewis Fry would have stood on the site in 1851. It was pulled down to make room for the Amalgamated Charity cottages

81

Castle Street

33

Could possibly have been employed in the Fry maltery on site of Bellingham’s Bldgs where there may have been a cottage.

83

Castle Street

42

? Five Bells

86

Castle Street

49

? Chapel Row Cottages hereabouts – demolished about 1937. They were behind Nos.65, 67, 69 lying along W boundary running S to N.

86

Castle Street

52

These 2 ladies founded the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, built & lived in Prospect House.

88

Castle Street

59

? Castle Inn.

In my youth the Pub licensed as a Common Lodging House. I believe the rough & cheap doss-house places were in the outbuildings & in the yard. The Police would advise a tramp to spend the night there if he had the few pence to pay rather than be taken into custody & locked up in a cell for the night as a Vagabond without visible means of support.

89

Castle Street

61

This house corner of Stennett’s Yd (later Middle Sq) (evidence from Charity books)

Probably No.75.

94

Castle Street

78

Somewhere hereabouts will be included the 25 cottages in Middle Sq. which the Amalgamated Charities bought in 1872. It was originally “Stennett’s Yard” after Jackson Stennett who bought the ppty in 1821.

Stennett’s Yd probably starts at No.60

97

Castle Street

90

? No.91 next National School pulled down by Arthur Dix & re-erected at Clavering.

98

Castle Street

92

Somewhere hereabouts would come the School Row cottages pulled down c1937 togr with Nos.93, 95 & 97 Castle St (slum clearance).

100

Castle Street

104

Somewhere hereabouts perhaps the Camps Yard cottages would appear. They too were pulled down just before World War II.

                                   HCS

102

Castle Street

110

Does the Enumerator cross the street at E end & proceed westwards along the S side of Castle St. If he did Castle Court & Museum Court would have come in somewhere.

104

Castle Street

119

This is almost certainly the old house standing at the Lt Walden Rd end of Shed Lane where Penning the ropemaker lived & had his shop when I was a boy (Father of Jack Penning the Market Place Grocer). E J Pilgrim lived there for several years – No.2 Lt Walden Rd.

104

Castle Street

121

? Catons Lane formerly Lofts Lane.

The surname ‘Lofts’ is circled to tie in with the HCS note in the margin about this EN

109

Castle Street

139

Plenty of Augers but no Starts yet!

112

Castle Street

149

Dubery Dewberry later Constable (1855-1857)

114

Castle Street

160

START!

The name of the occupier

115

Castle Street

162

Would this have been the No.76 at the top end of castle St S side demolished about 1960 to improve corner

116

Castle Street

165

BUSS DRIVER!

124

Little Church Lane

196

START

125

Cane’s Buildings

197

Upper Square Lt Walden Rd

125

Cane’s Buildings

199

? The Victory

128

Cane’s Buildings

206

START

130

Cane’s Buildings

215

START

131

Lotes Lane

218

Later LOFTS LANE

NB The spelling ‘Lotes’ is what appears in the enumeration.

136

Church Street

1

From West End proceeding Eastwards

136

Church Street

3

The Long House where Gayton was known to live. The son

(T W) later lived at The Towers Sewards End.

137

Church Street

4

? Church path

139

Church Street

11

Town clerk

? No.16 & 18

139

Church Street

12

? Cambridge House

140

Church Street

13

Lived at Dorset House

Office No.14

140

Church Street

14

? No.20

141

Church Street

18

See my note against Entry 25 on page 79. Mrs Amy Nash was a Player – the daughter Eliz P is Eliz Player Nash who I remember living at 35 Castle St.

No.24

142

Church Street

21

4 Cottages

? Johnsons Yard

A map of mine of Johnsons Yard 1886 shows No.1 cottage as in the occupation of John Grey Francis.

142

Church Street

23

No.26 (wool shop at corner of Museum St) was a Baker’s shop in 1886. Was Martin there in 1851?

The occupier here is Stephen Martin, Baker

144

Church Street

34

Shop 38 House 40

146

Church Street

38

Oxborrow’s Yard came hereabouts pulled down about 1937 (W side of No.50 up Yard).

147

Church Street

43

Mayor

No.33

149

Church Street

48

? No.17

149

Church Street

50

? 19/21 (Goddards)

149

Church Street

51

? 23 Burton

150

Market Place

54

? Town Arms

151

Market Hill

57

Corner shop of premises which stood on site of Corn Exchange demolished 1847/8. Moved then I think to another shop pulled down in 1854 to make room for what is now Pennings Grocery shop

                             HCS

151

Market Hill

58

? Iron Crown

or

Green Dragon

151

Market Place

59

Flat over shops.

Now Penning & Bradleys with entrance N side of Bradley’s with room next Yard to Green Dragon.

152

Market Street

60

MARKET ST

152

Market Street

61

David would be the David Barton who had his shop later Boots.

‘David’ refers to an occupant marked by HCS with a cross

152

Market Place

62

In 1886 Geo. List had his Boot & Shoe Maker’s shop at 32 Church St.

153

Market Place

63

No.1 King St

153

Market Place

64

Westminster Bank

153

Market Place

65

W side of Town Hall

Hairdresser

(Barber west side of T Hall)

Repeated by HCS in different places against this EN

153

Market Place

66

Son of Geo Youngman

E side of T/Hall

This information is also repeated by HCS

154

Buttermarket

69

Mrs Mercy Smith

Postwoman

155

Market Place

73

See p.91 “Saffron Walden Then & Now”

Now The Coffee Shop

Market Passage

155

Buttermarket

75

BUTTERMARKET

157

Market Place

80

It would appear that Butcher Row Market Row Market Passage & the present Mercers Row are included under Market Place & perhaps Butter Market

                                 HCS

157

Market Place

81

Choppens

4 Market Row

I remember Alfd Pitstow telling me this was where Canning had his shop.

158

Buttermarket

83

Humphreys was a prominent member of the Hill St Baptist Chapel, see my History of Cosens Donation.

NB, the title of HCS’s pamphlet is not quite as he cites it here. History of Hill St Baptist Chapel, with a subtitle that refers to the Cosens charity.

159

Buttermarket

85

Butter market

159

Market Place

87

? Dog & Gun

or

White Horse

159

Market Street

89

Market Street

The word ‘Street’ is also ringed to stress the change of street name

160

Market Place

90

Site of Barclays Bank when there were 2 shops previously 1 belonging to Wm Wiseman.

160

Market Place

91

Rose & Crown

162

Market Place

94

? Now Rumseys

162

Market Hill

95

Winstanley House

No.4

162

Market Street

96

Market St

163

Market Place

97

? White Horse

163

Market Hill

98

Either No.9 or No.11 possibly both

Father or grandfather of the Frank T Hardwick who had his Fish Shop in King St Nos.9/11 where it is today.

                              HCS

164

Market Place

99

? 1 Common Hill

164

Market Place

100

C M Wade had his practice at 18 Hill St (now Barly, Williams, Lucas)

No.1 Common Hill went with the Office property & Wade may have been a lodger there.

                                HCS

164

Market Street

103

I believe the Portways lived at No.1 Market St before Dr Henry Stear

165

Market Place

104

HCS highlights the street name by ringing ‘Place’

165

Buttermarket

105

In the same way as above, HCS rings ‘Butter Mt’

165

King Street

106

KING ST

166

King Street

107

? The Hoops

167

King Street

110

? 28, 30 & 32

168

King Street

117

Henry Hart first started business on his own in 1836 in No.21 King St, moving later across the Street to Nos.18/20.

Father of Wm Ernest [Hart]

This annotation is written alongside the occupant ‘William’ [Hart]

169

King Street

118

? No.17/19

? Brother of Henry, see p 153/65

W side of Town hall

? Dobsons which was once a combined Hairdressing saloon at the back of the front tobacconist shop

169

King Street

119

? Nos.21 – 33 inc.

170

Gold Street

121

GOLD STREET

171

Gold Street

126

? No.11 “Old English Gentleman”

172

Gold Street

128

? Laundry

172

Gold Street

129

No.19

174

Gold Street

136

32

Not an HCS note but someone else’s

176

Gold Street

143

The Sun ? Dolphin ?

179

Gold Street

156

? 52 Gold St where the elderly Wrens lived right up to 1970

182

Gold Street

168

No.27

183

Bailey’s Lane

173

The Manse

183

Bailey’s Lane

174

Reed Cottage where we know he lived

Refers to GeorgeYoungman

183

Bailey’s Lane

175

Fairycroft

183

Bailey’s Lane

176

Baileys Farm ?86 High Street or adjoining it

184

Bailey’s Lane

177

? Falcon Grove

184

Alpha Place

179

? Grandfather of the Miss Earnshaw who lived at 85 High Street

191

George lane

1

Now George Street

192

Hill Street

4

3 Hill St

Probably Jabez Gibson’s coachman

? for Jabez Gibson

= 2^nd note in body of text next to John Cornell, coachman

192

Hill Street

5

Municipal Offices

No.5

Widow of Jabez

= 2^nd note in body of text next to Ann Gibson, widow

193

Hill Street

6

? Thorn’s shop

No.11

or

Rookes No.12

See also two entries down

193

Hill Street

7

No.25

193

Hill Street

9

? Thorn’s

See two entries up

194

Hill Street

14

Royal oak ?

195

Kates Corner

1

Cats or Cate’s Corner

The first house on right entering Cate’s Corner

196

Kates Corner

2

The Bakehouse was on the left next the Slade on its north side

The Cate’s Corner Cottages were the subject of a Slum Clearance Order about 1937 but Frank Housden, the owner, never complied with it & when the War came the cottages came back into operation. Most were pulled down after the war

197

Kates Corner

7

This was probably the corner shop now a Café

197

Common’s End

1

No.1 Common Hill.

Wm Wiseman had the shop which stood on the site of Barclays Bank which previously was The Angel

198

Common’s End

2

No.2 ? No.3 The Priory

French

Celibataire

Son’s Maitresse

Against the name Aline A Berhan, age 24, born France, Paris

Against ‘Condition’

Against ‘Occupation’ [= son’s teacher]

The above three notes appear in the body of the text

198

Common’s End

4

? No.2

198

Common’s End

6

? No.6

199

Common’s End

10

? No.10

Castle Hill House had the Inclosure Award; later became Land Bi Agent

The word ‘Bi’ seems clearly written; its significance is not clear… The man in the text is shown as a Land Agent

200

Common

1

The number of people is attributable to a Fair

& see note “Belonging to Fair”

‘Belonging to Fair’ relates to a note by the Enumerator at the foot of the Occupations column.

The data for these people are on pages 201 to 205

205

Common

29

The Loveridges are still about in this area

11/12/75            HCZS

206

Foundry Lane

1

Fairycroft Rd

207

Foundry Lane

12

There were 1 or 2 tenements behind Nos.11, 15, 17 & 19 Fairycroft Rd

208

Foundry Lane

17

Probably the house No.23 adjoining the Smithy on its south

208

Foundry Lane

18

? No.27

210

Foundry Lane

Above 24

There were 2 rows of back to back cottages on the E. side of Fairycroft Rd pulled down to make room for the Newcroft Old peoples Housing Estate. Adam Wright owned the row running off the Road W to E & looking B. My father was part owner with his sister of the other row looking S.

                                 HCS

211

East Street

1

1

211

East Street

2

3

211

East Street

3

5

211

East Street

4

7

212

East Street

5

9

212

East Street

7

?11

215

East Street

17

I remember Mr Pursey moved to 9 Castle St, father-in-law of Fred Pitstow jnr, I believe Pursey was the Church Clerk

220

Farmadine

37

Fiske built Farmadine, his bro Charles, Fairycroft

221

Gas Works

1

Thaxted Rd

223

Thaxted Road

9

Well known builder at this time

225

Thaxted Road

16

“Long Row” would have come hereabouts. A long row of cottages running eastwards from the road were pulled down under slum clearance about 1937         HCS

225

Thaxted Road

18

Tom married my father’s sister Annie, but as he served in the War he was probably the son of this Thos.

Against ‘Thomas Esland’

225

Thaxted Road

25

Prospect Place would probably be included under Thaxted Rd.

229

Thaxted Road

33

“The Gate”

231

Thaxted Road

42

? Stanley’s Farm

No.117

232

Brickfield

Thaxted Road

44

Brick Field & Kiln on West side of Road opposite Refuse Dump where there may have been a cottage

232

Catlin’s Cottages

1 + 2 houses building

? Cement & Works Cottages

These three buildings braced together

232

Catlin’s Farm

1

? Brick Kiln Farm

232

Nursery

1

CHATERS HILL

(Hatherley)

233

Grove Place

Top EN

? Chater’s Hill “The Grove” built & occupied by Wm Robinson

No EN given

233

Grove Place

Lower EN

? “Grove Lodge”

No EN given

234

Ebenezer Cottages

1

? Cottages at top of Chater’s Hill

or on that site

Added later in HCS’ hand

234

Grove Place

1

? 1 Chater’s Hill

Geo Dix

[The name ‘Geo Dix’ is difficult to interpret, but probably right]

234

Grove Place

2

? 2 do.

The ‘do’ refers top ‘Chater’s Hill’

235

Grove Place

3

? No.1 Ashdon Rd, where Geo Harris had his bakehouse

I would suggest that as there was no “Ashdon Rd” at this time, “Grove Place” was the name given to the row of 8-10 cottages on the S. side of Ashdon Rd which would have overlooked The Grove & Grove Lodge        HCS

Second note against EN3. [The supposition of HCS’s seems well borne out by the 1877 map of the area]

235

Grove Place

4

No.3

235

Grove Place

5

No.5

236

Grove Place

6

? No.7

236

Grove Place

7

? No.9

237

Copthall Buildings

1

In 1887 a disastrous fire occurred at Copt Hall Buildings when 17 families were burnt out. Copt Hall Bldgs comprised 20 tenements forming a terrace of apparently 10 houses, sideways to the road each being erected back to back with only a 4½” division wall. They were built in 1822 for occupation by silk weavers

(See my Fire Brigade History)        HCS

237

Mill Field

2

“Mill Field” lies to the north of Ashdon Rd. I think this name was given to the cottages then existing on the N. & S. sides of Ashdon Rd plus what is now Mill Lane.

249

Mill Field

25

[= top]

The Grammar School in Ashdon Rd was not built until 1881

255

Union Place

1

There was no “Radwinter Rd”, no “Sewards End Road, in 1851. I would think these 7 “Union Place” dwellings must have been near the Union Workhouse. Engelmann’s Nursery was not there in 1851 but some cottages on the N side of the road would have been there in 1851.

258

Pounce Hall Cottages

9

SEWARDS END

259

Sewers End

12

Nothing to do with the end of the sewer! Perhaps “Seawards End”, which became Sewards End

[Essex Place names book derives it from a 1285 record of a landowner: ‘Sigeweard’district’]

262

Sewers End

26

Windmill House

Later “Jarvis”

266

Sewers End

43

Spelt MOULE later

Against ‘John Mole’

269

Wills Alley

54

WILLS AYLEY

(See Monteith Thesis)

270

Kiberty

59

Kibberdy

273

Bears Hall

67

Cole End Rd

273

Whitehead Hall

68

? To become 1 & 2 White Cottages

273

Sheer Hill

69

Shire Hill

274

Long Lane

73

Would this have been the Millhouse in Peaslands Lane or the Gibson “Pepperpot” Mill corner of South Rd–Mt P.

? Ruses Mill I think ment’d in Player’s Sketches. Picture in museum

[In my opinion, the latter   JRG]

Second note against this EN

274

Readings Cottages

76

Now in Hill Top Lane

[Where they are ‘Reedings Cottage’ + other names  JRG]

276

Claypits

83

Claypits Cotts, Debden Rd

277

Pleasant Valley

84

Boys British School

Note in tex against ‘Samuel Willet, (pupil teacher)’

280

Mount Pleasant

97

Mount Pleasant Cottages

290

Birds Farm Lane

7

BYRD’S FARM LANE

291

Painters Lane

10

PAINTERS LANE

293

Painters Road

16

PAINTERS ROAD

295

Cloptons Lane

25

Off Hadstock Hill

295

Sadlers Lane

26

Do.

296

Mitchells Lane

29

Off Hadstock Hill

297

Little Walden Park

35

LT WALDEN PARK

298

Little Walden Road Ravenstock Green

37

RAVENSTOCK GREEN

299

Little Walden Road

Chapel End

42

CHAPEL END

303

Little Walden

65

? The Crown

307

Little Walden

79

? Rowley Hill Farm

307

Little Walden

80

Westley Farm

307

Springwell

81

SPRINGWELL

This area was once included in the Borough

309

North End

85

NORTH END

LITTLEBURY

311

North End

94

? Are the Granta Cottages included in North End

312

Audley End

Duck St Farm

96

AUDLEY END

314

Audley End

Lodge

100

? LION LODGE

314

Audley End

Gamajee Lodge

101

Gamage’s Lodge

318

Audley End

120-127

? Almshouses

322

[Header page]

Workhouse

326

In l/h margin

Inmates born

in Walden            58

Total inmates     317

Staff &c              14

Total residents   331

326

6^th entry up

In column ‘where born’. “Saffron Walden” is ringed

327

Entries 8,9,10 & 13

[As above]

332

Entries on lines 2, 10

Have totals ‘13’ and ‘14’ respectively

334

Entries on lines 7, 8, 10, 12, 13 & 14

Have crosses in l/h margin and totals in r/h margin: 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 & 20 [as before]

335

Entries on 8 up & 3 up

Totalled as before ‘21’, ‘22’

336

Entries on 8 up, 5 up, 4 up, 3 up, 2 up & last

Totalled as before

’23’, ‘24’, ‘5’, ‘6’, ‘7’ & ‘28’

337

Entries on lines 1, 2,m 3, 4, 9 up, 8 up, 7 up, 5 up, 4 up, 2 up & last

Totalled as before

’29, ‘30’, ‘31’, ‘32’, ’33’, ‘4’, ‘5’, ‘6’, ‘7’, ‘8’, ‘9’ & ‘40’

338

Entries on lines 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13

Totalled as before

’41, ‘42’, ’43, ‘4’, ‘5’, ‘6’, ‘7’, ‘8’, ‘9’, ‘50’ & ‘51’

339

Entries on lines 4 up, 3 up

Totalled as before

‘52’, ‘3’

340

Entry on line 2

Totalled as before ‘54’

341

Entries on lines 2, 6, 2 up & last

Totalled as before ‘55’. ‘56’, ‘57’ & ‘58’