File 14 - Correspondence - Exchange of New Square for Butts Green

1 file, paper

File concerning the exchange of land between Jesus College and the Corporation. It was proposed that New Square, and two areas in front of and next to Brunswick School owned by the College under the Barnwell Inclosure Act, 1811 would be exchanged for a triangular piece of land on the corner of Jesus Lane and Victoria Avenue known as Butts Green. The College wanted this land so that it could build a roadway to provide vehicular access to College from Victoria Avenue rather than Jesus Lane and mean that it would build a second football pitch for use by the Football and Rugby clubs. The exchange was agreed but as there was local opposition a Public Enquiry was held on 16 October 1929. The file consists of a summary of the history of negotiations between the College and the Corporation, a newspaper article about the background to the public enquiry including a map showing the areas of land to be exchanged; letters about the enquiry addressed to Bernard Lord Manning (Bursar) from all interested parties and proof of evidence of Mr H. M. Jonas at the enquiry.

Originally in a Box labelled "Cambridge Barnwell 10A. New Square 2"
In a folder entitled "1928-30 New Square Carpark. Exchange with Corporation for Butts Green"