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Trumpington Inclosure
The houses Nos. 172-176 Hills Road are not and never were part of the Station Estate. A piece of land of approximately 20 acres was allotted to the College by the Trumpington Inclosure Commissioners in 1801. This replaced land in the Trumpington fields which was part of the field land of the Vine Estate purchased by the College in 1509.

The land was let in one lease with the houses in St Andrew's Street (now Bradwell's Court) on a lease of 21 years until 1795, when at the request of the lessee the lease was divided into two, one of 40 years for the houses and one of 21 years for the land. The reason was doubtless in order to obtain a longer lease for the house property, as Colleges were not permitted to lease lands for a longer period than 21 years.

The allotment made by the Trumpington Inclosure Commissioners in 1801 consisted entirely of agricultural land in Brooklands field. It was the plot nearest to the northern boundary of the Trumpington land and ran from the brook leading from Nine Wells to Cambridge on the west to the Hills Road on the east, but the frontage on the Hills Road was very short being only about half of the width of the plot at its western end. When Barnwell Fields were enclosed in 1807, 5A. 2R. 2P. adjoining this strip on the north were allotted to the College in lieu of the field land belonging to the Vine Estate in Barnwell fields, but this plot adjoined only the western half of the Trumpington allotment, and had no frontage on the Hills Road.

About 2/3rds of the land was severed from the portion with the road frontage by the construction of the Eastern Counties Railway in 1850 and a further strip was later acquired by the Great Northern Railway. Henceforward the access from the road was only by two separate private level crossings, and so the land was not very profitable. In 1896 the College agreed to sell it to Trinity College, the owners of the land adjoining it to the south and west.

Proposals for building on the road frontage began as early as 1877, but the houses were not actually built until 1887

[taken from notes by Freda Jones]

Came to the College under the Barnwell Enclosure Award of 1809

No. 1 - known as Moorvale
No. 2 - Craftholme
No. 3 - Moorhurst
No. 4 - The Homestead
No. 5 - Ranmoorhurst
No. 6 - Holmfield
No. 7 - Normanhurst
No. 8 - St Albans
No. 9 - Rhinefeld
No. 10 - St Elmo
No. 11 - Drachenfeld
No. 12 - Ferndale
No. 13 - Glencairn
No. 14 - Dovedale
No. 15 - Kilmeny
No. 16 - Lea Vale
No. 17 - Thirlmere
No. 18 - Clive Vale or Clive Dale
No. 19 - Lynfield
No. 20 - Blackmoor
No. 21 - Cliveden
No. 22 - Ranmoor
No. 23 - Lynden
No. 24 - Heatherdene
No. 25 - Marden
No. 26 - Rosedene
No. 27 - Hazelcroft
No. 28 - Hollydene
No. 29 - Elmley
No. 30 - Ivydene
No. 31 - Lyndhurst
No. 32 - Thorndene

Title to the land in the Station Road area stems from the Barnwell Inclosure Award 1808-1809.

In 1846 the College agreed to sell land to the Eastern Counties Railway Company for a station and for the approved road.
The conveyance was signed in 1850 [JCAD/3/CAM/STA/GEN/1/1850].

The College then gave notice to its agricultural tenants and started to let the land to developers. The occupiers in 1847 were Mr Dixon, Mr Gotobed (most of his land was sold to the Great Eastern Railway Co in 1874) and Mr George Bullen (who farmed the land on the south side of Station Road).

Land near the station was leased to Robert Sayle on 7 March 1859 [JCAD/3/CAM/STA/GEN/1/1859]
This lease was determined on 22 March 1873 [JCAD/3/CAM/STA/GEN/1/1873] and the land sold to the Great Eastern Railway Company.

On 4 June 1874 Arthur John Gray was granted a lease of the first of his houses 'Salisbury Villa' built on the north side of Station Road [JCAD/3/CAM/STA/GEN/1/1874]
This lease included land afterwards compulsorily purchased by the Cambridge Improvement Commissioners to make Tenison Road.

6 May 1876 Arthur John Gray surrendered to the College part of Gotobed's allotment in order that the College might sell it to the Great Eastern Railway Company [JCAD/3/CAM/STA/GEN/1/1876/1].

On 24 December 1888 Arthur John Gray renewed his lease of 1, 2, and 3 Salisbury Villas [JCAD/3/CAM/STA/GEN/1/1888]
When the lease was renewed it was found that Gray still held a square piece of land at the rear of the gardens of his houses, separate from them, with a frontage to the proposed new Tenison Road of 400 feet.

On 11 December 1885 the Notice of proposed purchase of land for the roadway under the Public Health Act 1875 was issued
The conveyance was signed on 9 July 1889.

1 November 1888 the College agreed with Arthur John Gray to pay him an annuity in the form of a remission of rent. Gray thereby surrendered 3150 square yards of land for the road.

On 14 March 1894 Gray surrendered to the College two pieces of land at the back of his houses Salisbury Villas and Arundel Villas. The first portion was in a lease dated 1874 and the second in a lease of Arundel Villas dated 1 November 1882. This land was then leased to developers to build houses facing Tenison Road and Tenison Avenue. This left Gray with 200 feet frontage on Tenison Road (the site of St Colette's School).

The College planned Tenison Avenue, leasing sites to builders, so that it was left with a piece of land extending as far as the Highsett houses. Mr Charles Armstrong, builder of some of the Tenison Avenue houses, took this on a yearly agreement in 1897 [JCAD/3/CAM/STA/GEN/1/1897].

Land behind Salisbury Villas with an entrance to Tenison Road has been part of a number of developments:
It was leased as gardens to Salisbury Villas, Station Road
Then part of the land was leased to St Colette's School
Then it was leased to Cambridge Housing Society Limited along with part of the land belonging to the school [which moved over taking over the site of the Scout hut] to build George Pateman Court
The school then moved to Girton, its buildings were demolished and the land sold for housing and Eccleston Place was built

Its not always clear exactly where an individual record belongs as the time frame can overlap occupation. For a complete picture of this area see:
Station Road - Salisbury Villas General
Tenison Road General
George Pateman Court
St Colette's School

Known until 1837 as Garlick Fair Lane and follows the line of the King's Ditch. It contains houses predominantly of the first half of the 19th century

Nos. 1-18 are known as Park Street (built in the late 1820s) and Nos. 19-44 (built c. 1834) are known as Lower Park Street

PARK STREET
Nos. 1-4 were subject to compulsory purchase by Cambridge City Council and demolished in 1962 as part of a road widening scheme when the Park Street car park was built
Nos. 5-10 were listed (on 2nd August 1996) as buildings of special architectural or historic interest
Nos. 17 and 18 were condemned by the City Council as unfit for human habitation in 1960. They were demolished in 1962 and the land was leased to Marshalls as a car park until 1993 when the City Council refused planning permission for continued use as a car park

LOWER PARK STREET
Nos. 19-44 Lower Park Street were listed (on 2nd August 1996) as buildings of special architectural or historic interest

Nos. 37 and 38 were converted into furnished accommodation for 3 graduate students in 1971
This was a pilot scheme for a complete renovation of the row of cottages planned by the architect Peter Hall
Nos. 23 and 24 were completed in 1971
Nos. 27 and 28 were completed in 1972
Nos. 40 and 41 were completed in 1973
Nos. 31 and 32 were completed in 1975
Nos. 33 and 34 were completed in 1977
Nos. 20, 21 & 22 were completed in 1979
Nos. 35 and 36 were completed in 1979
Nos. 29 and 30 were completed in 1981

Came to the College as part of the Barnwell Inclosure Act of 1809
New Square is made up of three rows of terraced two storey Gault brick and slate roofed houses. Each of the three terraces were built at different stages: the South terrace c. 1825; the East terrace c. 1834 and the North terrace c. 1835

Records are of properties in Manor Street before the street was moved to the west as part of the Manor Place development [JCAD/3/CAM/MAN]. Resultantly these properties no longer exist

Malcolm Street is named after a former benefactor to the nunnery of St Radegund, Malcolm IV, King of Scotland.

According to the Royal Commission Survey of Cambridge 1959, the five terraces of Malcolm Street, 1-6, 7-11, 16-18, 19-25 and 26-29, were probably built by James Webster, a local builder, soon after 1842.

[Source: Capturing Cambridge website: https://capturingcambridge.org/centre/malcolm-street/malcolm-street/

Leases relating to properties on Jesus Lane have been catalogued under the current property number.

However, there are many leases, particularly relating to 17-32 Jesus Lane which don't easily relate to an existing property. This area has undergone much development since the earliest records held in the Archive which date to the 14 and 15th centuries. Often there were a number of smaller houses with cottages, workshops and stables behind or there was one bigger house where there are now 4.

Explanatory notes have been added to the catalogue to help researchers understand the history of each section of the street.

Records have been catalogued under the following numbers:

16 Jesus Lane
This is known as Little Trinity and the records are catalogued under JCAD/3/CAM/JESL/4

17 Jesus Lane
In 2012 this was renumbered 18 Jesus Lane and No. 17 no longer exists.
Records relating to this property have been catalogued under 18 Jesus Lane - see JCAD/3/CAM/JESL/5
Between 1912 and 2001 this property was part of the Marshall's Garage site and have been catalogued with these records: JCAD/3/CAM/JESL/60

18 Jesus Lane
In 2012 this was renumbered 19A Jesus Lane and records have been catalogued under 19A Jesus Lane - see JCAD/3/CAM/JESL/6
Between 1912 and 2001 this property was part of the Marshall's Garage site and have been catalogued with these records: JCAD/3/CAM/JESL/60

19 Jesus Lane
Records up to 1912 and between 2001-2012 have been catalogued under 19 Jesus Lane - see JCAD/3/CAM/JESL/7
Between 1912 and 2001 this property was part of the Marshall's Garage site and have been catalogued with these records - see JCAD/3/CAM/JESL/60
After 2012 this property became part of Marshall's Court and the records have been catalogued under JCAD/7/27

20 Jesus Lane
Records up to 1912 and between 2001-2012 have been catalogued under 19 Jesus Lane - see JCAD/3/CAM/JESL/7
Between 1912 and 2001 this property was part of the Marshall's Garage site and have been catalogued with these records - see JCAD/3/CAM/JESL/60
After 2012 this property became part of Marshall's Court and the records have been catalogued under JCAD/7/27

21 Jesus Lane
Records up to 1912 and between 2001-2012 have been catalogued under 19 Jesus Lane - see JCAD/3/CAM/JESL/7
Between 1912 and 2001 this property was part of the Marshall's Garage site and have been catalogued with these records - see JCAD/3/CAM/JESL/60
After 2012 this property became part of Marshall's Court and the records have been catalogued under JCAD/7/27

22 Jesus Lane
Records up to 1912 and between 2001-2012 have been catalogued under 19 Jesus Lane - see JCAD/3/CAM/JESL/7
Between 1912 and 2001 this property was part of the Marshall's Garage site and have been catalogued with these records - see JCAD/3/CAM/JESL/60
After 2012 this property became part of Marshall's Court and the records have been catalogued under JCAD/7/27

All Saints Church
For records relating to All Saints Church on Jesus Lane see: JCAD_3_CAM 3/2/LIV/1 - Cambridge, All Saints

Eastbourne Terrace (63-99 Hills Road)
1-19 Eastbourne Terrace now known as 99-63 Hills Road (odd numbers)

The portion of the road frontage where Nos. 63-99 Hills Road were built was first leased to Richard Reynolds Rowe (the College Agent). He did not take up his option and in 1865 he assigned his interest to Arthur John Gray (builder)

In 1870 a lease of 8 dwelling houses called Eastbourne Terrace was granted to Gray for 40 years. By 1884 (when the lease was due for renewal) he had built 11 more making 19 in total

He kept an interest in 6 houses (Nos. 1, 2, 5, 8, 10 and 11 Eastbourne Terrace) and after his death in 1898 he left his daughter, Elizabeth Jane Bennett, these houses (now called Nos. 79, 81, 85, 91, 97 and 99 Hills Road)

The name changed from Eastbourne Terrace to Hills Road around 1896

College Terrace (101-123 Hills Road)
This was next to Eastbourne Terrace and consisted of 12 houses. These are now 123-101 Hills Road (odd numbers)

Trumpington Inclosure (172-176 Hills Road)
For a history of Nos. 172-176 Hills Road see under 172 Hills Road

These records relate to an area of land on the corner of Fair Street and Willow Walk and behind No. 35 New Square. It increased in size over time to include more of the garden of No. 35 with increased frontage to Fair Street. Images of plans have been included to assist with clarity

When the area was sold to Woodhall Estates Limited in 1995 for development the College reserved a right to acquire land back when the garages had been constructed. That right was exercised and the garages were purchased in July 1997

Records relating to the garages, which were referred to in the files as the 'Willow Walk Garages' have been catalogued under Willow Walk. See JCAD/3/CAM/WILW/GAR

For a complete picture of the history of this area please also see:
Willow Walk JCAD/3/CAM/WILW and
35 New Square JCAD/3/CAM/NEWQ/35

Land behind Salisbury Villas with an entrance to Tenison Road has been part of a number of developments:
It was leased as gardens to Salisbury Villas, Station Road
Then part of the land was leased to St Colette's School
Then it was leased to Cambridge Housing Society Limited along with part of the land belonging to the school [which moved over taking over the site of the Scout hut] to build George Pateman Court
The school then moved to Girton, its buildings were demolished and the land sold for housing and Eccleston Place was built

Its not always clear exactly where an individual record belongs as the time frame can overlap occupation. For a complete picture of this area see:
Station Road - Salisbury Villas General
Tenison Road General
George Pateman Court
St Colette's School

Formerly No. 1 Eastbourne Terrace.
Sold in 1991.

Formerly No. 2 Eastbourne Terrace

Formerly No. 3 Eastbourne Terrace

Formerly No. 4 Eastbourne Terrace

Sold in 2000