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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

105-113 King Street sold by College in 1996 to Camstead Limited

105-113 King Street sold by College in 1996 to Camstead Limited

Demolished as part of King Street shops development. Includes the early records of 23 King Street.

In the 19th century numbers one and two King's Court and number 23 King Street are mostly found together and are catalogued as part of the same estate [King's Court estate]. King's Court was formerly known as Sweep's Yard. The records for number 23 King street from 1924 to 1942 are found with 19 King Street and 15b Malcolm Street [JCAD/3/CAM/KING/25].

From 1967 numbers one and two King's Court appear together with 19 King Street and 15b Malcolm Street and are catalogued together with those records [JCAD/3/CAM/KING/25]

Correspondence concerning the purchase of 23 King Street in 1967 is found with 10, 11 and 12 New Court [JCAD/3/CAM/NEW/1/3/1]

This was demolished as part of King Street shops development and is roughly where number 1 King Street now stands. Also contains records for number 23 King Street from after 1924 and records for numbers One and Two King's Court from 1967, when the properties are found on the same deeds

Correspondence concerning the purchase of 19 King Street and 15b Malcolm Street in 1967 is found with 10, 11 and 12 New Court [JCAD/3/CAM/NEW/1/3/1]

Demolished as part of the King Street development

Site was formerly Butt Close. 71 King Street was demolished as part of the King Street/Manor Place development. Records for 71 King Street are also found with 67 and 67a King Street [JCAD/3/CAM/KING/32/1] when within the same deed

From 1872 the records for 57, 59 and 61 King Street are found with 11 Manor Street and 63 King Street [JCAD/3/CAM/KING/41] after the freehold properties were conveyed to Edward Sanderson and when the College lease [11 Manor Street and 63 King Street] was also assigned to him. Demolished as part of the King Street development

Demolished as part of the Malcolm Place Development. When properties are found together with 4, 5, 6 and 7 Malcolm Place the records are found with these deeds. See, JCAD/3/CAM/MALC/16/1/1856

Comprises correspondence relating to the publication of Bronowski's Condon lectures on 'The Philosophy of Contemporary Science' (given in Oregon, Feb 1967) as a book entitled 'Nature and Knowledge'.

Comprises material relating to 'New Horizon' television series.

Comprises material relating to a lecture delivered during a Centennial symposium at the University of Illinois on 'Science and the Human Condition' (1 Dec 1967).

Comprises material relating to a lecture by Bronowski which was later published as an article.

History of the Site 23 and 24 Jesus Lane

These houses stand on the site of one tenement known in early 16th century as the Pownde Candell or Pound of Candles (possibly an Inn or tallow chandler’s workshop). In 1478 the lease was held by William Warde; in 1533/5 by Mrs Huntley and in 1541/49 by Mr Chancellour. In 1585 Ralf Watson, a labourer, held the lease and it was unusual for a college lease to be to a working man. A covenant provided for occupation as a dwelling for a single family (suggesting it used to be an inn). Succeeding tenants were a wool spinster and then another labourer suggesting poor living accommodation.
In 1659 a widow and her son, William Watson (cordwainer) held the lease of the messuage which was described as a house, yard and garden plot with buildings, workshops and chambers.
1683 – Nicholas Smith (currier)
1730 – Thomas Gunton (gardener). At this time there were 4 cottages on the site.
1773 – Ann Gunton sold her interest to William Cowling (innkeeper). He turned the western most house into a Public House.
1780 – William Cowling sublet the public house, at that time known as the Wagon and Horses, to Joseph Butcher (brewer) and in 1793 he let it to Alderman Ind (brewer and founder of the firm Ind, Coope).
The Inn then changed its name to the Cradle and Coffin before being renamed in 1801 the Star. later it was known as the Coach and Horses.
Adjoining the inn was a house on the site of No. 24 and behind it were two cottages of only one room each. By the middle of the 19th century the Star was suffering from competition from other inns in the area and in 1864 Alderman John Death (who had made his money as a livery stable keeper) acquired the premises. He demolished the public house, the small house and the cottages and built the two houses No. 23 and 24. These were demolished in the 1970s and now part of West Court.

History of the Site 23 and 24 Jesus Lane

These houses stand on the site of one tenement known in early 16th century as the Pownde Candell or Pound of Candles (possibly an Inn or tallow chandler’s workshop). In 1478 the lease was held by William Warde; in 1533/5 by Mrs Huntley and in 1541/49 by Mr Chancellour. In 1585 Ralf Watson, a labourer, held the lease and it was unusual for a college lease to be to a working man. A covenant provided for occupation as a dwelling for a single family (suggesting it used to be an inn). Succeeding tenants were a wool spinster and then another labourer suggesting poor living accommodation.
In 1659 a widow and her son, William Watson (cordwainer) held the lease of the messuage which was described as a house, yard and garden plot with buildings, workshops and chambers.
1683 – Nicholas Smith (currier)
1730 – Thomas Gunton (gardener). At this time there were 4 cottages on the site.
1773 – Ann Gunton sold her interest to William Cowling (innkeeper). He turned the western most house into a public house.
1780 – William Cowling sublet the public house, at that time known as the Wagon and Horses, to Joseph Butcher (brewer) and in 1793 he let it to Alderman Ind (brewer and founder of the firm Ind, Coope).
The Inn then changed its name to the Cradle and Coffin before being renamed in 1801 the Star. later it was known as the Coach and Horses.
Adjoining the inn was a house on the site of No. 24 and behind it were two cottages of only one room each. By the middle of the 19th century the Star was suffering from competition from other inns in the area and in 1864 Alderman John Death (who had made his money as a livery stable keeper) acquired the premises. He demolished the public house, the small house and the cottages and built the two houses No. 23 and 24. These were demolished in the 1970s and now part of West Court.

History of 25 and 26 Jesus Lane

Lessees in the early 17th century included William Ogden (yeoman); Reuben Fitches (cook) and in 1660 William Watson (cordwainer). By 1707 John Dennis (cook) held the lease. The property consisted of 2 tenements with a garden and one new house which was occupied by William Randall (carpenter).
In 1790 William Cowling sold his lease to an innkeeper who kept the tenements as an investment. His widow lived in the front house which Cowling had rebuilt on the site of the two original houses. There was also a small house behind.

Eleanor Prior Sparrow took a lease of three tenements in Jesus Lane. They are not identified in the lease by house number but are described in the lease as having been held by the widow Cowling. Eleanor Sparrow died on 26 March 1843 and left all 3 tenements in a will to her daughter Sophia Harraden who was married to the artist Richard Banks Harraden. In 1850 the three tenements were included in a marriage settlement made on the occasion of their daughter Catherine's marriage to Francis George Hodgson.

History of 25 and 26 Jesus Lane

Lessees in the early 17th century included William Ogden (yeoman); Reuben Fitches (cook) and in 1660 William Watson (cordwainer). By 1707 John Dennis (cook) held the lease. The property consisted of 2 tenements with a garden and one new house which was occupied by William Randall (carpenter).
In 1790 William Cowling sold his lease to an innkeeper who kept the tenements as an investment. His widow lived in the front house which Cowling had rebuilt on the site of the two original houses. There was also a small house behind.

Eleanor Prior Sparrow took a lease of three tenements in Jesus Lane. They are not identified in the lease by house number but are described in the lease as having been held by the widow Cowling. Eleanor Sparrow died on 26th March 1843 and left all 3 tenements in a will to her daughter Sophia Harrenden who was married to an artist called Richard Banks Harrenden. In 1850 the three tenements were included in a marriage settlement made on the occasion of their daughter Catherine's marriage to Francis George Hodgson.

The garden next to Sidney Sussex College wall and the close behind it had not been included in the third lease granted to John Haggerston in 1788. John Bullen still held the lease and by 1812 a house had been built there and was occupied by a man called Leach. In 1815 the College agreed to let this lease run out. A development plan was made by James Webster (a Cambridge builder who also designed Malcolm Street), and Nos. 35, 36 and 37 were built. Nos. 36 and 37 were held by Webster himself on a 40 year lease.
[taken from notes made by Freda Jones]

From 1963–1987 it was used by Canon Mark Rushton as the Vicarage for the Round Church before a new vicarage was built in Manor Street and the house was converted to student accommodation

Westcott House occupies part of the site formerly occupied by Radegund Manor and runs between No. 37 Jesus Lane and All Saints Church.

In 1896 this area was occupied by 8 lodging houses known as the 'Barracks'. The Borough Council demanded that the houses should be connected to its new main sewer and to avoid the expense the College decided to sell it to the trustees for a Clergy Training College.

The houses and remains of the Manor House gardens (see: JCAD/3/CAM/JESL/59) were valued at £2,800 but the Borough Council had laid down a new frontage line for Jesus Lane which was narrower here than elsewhere. They refused to purchase this piece of frontage unless they could also buy the piece of ground in front of the All Saints' Church. This piece had been reserved by the College when it gave up the site for the Church, and so was able to get the full value from the Borough Council. This enabled it to reduce the price to Westcott House to £2,575.

Initially Westcott House only occupied the building along the Jesus Lane frontage. In 1910 they planned to extend by building a row of houses on the east side of Malcolm Street. The College objected as it thought this would adversely effect the value of its houses in Malcolm Street. Westcott House agreed not to build higher than 2 storeys if the College would sell them a portion of the vacant site between their property and the vicarage. This upset the Vicar who was compensated by the College giving the remainder of the site to the vicarage, including the piece of land to the east end of the Church. In 1968 the College repurchased from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners a small piece of land at the south end of the vicarage garden.

Nos. 50-61 Jesus Lane make up Rhadegund Buildings

Originally part of Butt Close and known as 5 Rhadegund Buildings when it was first built

Built by contract by the College for £840 and transferred on Lady Day 1820 to James Cummings, Professor of Chemistry

Nos. 50-61 Jesus Lane make up Rhadegund Buildings

Originally part of Butt Close and known as 2 Rhadegund Buildings when it was first built

A building lease for 1-4 Rhadegund Buildings [now 61-58 Jesus Lane] was granted in 1815. Each house had a 25 foot frontage and the ground rent for each was £6 10s 0d

In 1978/79 Nos. 20, 21 and 22 were converted into one house and it is now known as 21 Lower Park Street

Records for the individual properties up until 1980 have been listed under No. 20, No. 21 and No. 22 respectively
See: JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/20; JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/21; and JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/22

Records for the current 21 Lower Park Street [New] See: JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/45

In 1971/72 Nos. 23 and 24 were converted into one house and it is now known as 24 Lower Park Street

Records for the individual properties up until 1972 have been listed under No. 23 and No. 24 respectively
See: JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/23 and JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/24

Records for the current 24 Lower Park Street [New] See: JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/46

In 1975 Nos. 31 and 32 were converted into one house and it is now known as 32 Lower Park Street

Records for the individual properties up to 1975 have been listed under No. 31 and No. 32 respectively
See: JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/31 and JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/32

Records for the current 32 Lower Park Street [New] See: JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/49

In 1975 Nos. 31 and 32 were converted into one house and it is now known as 32 Lower Park Street

Records for the individual properties up to 1975 have been listed under No. 31 and No. 32 respectively
See: JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/31 and JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/32

Records for the current 32 Lower Park Street [New] See: JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/49

In 1977 Nos. 33 and 34 were converted into one house and it is now known as 34 Lower Park Street

Records for the individual properties up to 1977 have been listed under No. 33 and No. 34 respectively
See: JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/33 and JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/34

Records for the current 34 Lower Park Street [New] See: JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/50

In 1979 Nos. 35 and 36 were converted into one house and it is now known as 36 Lower Park Street

Records for the individual properties up to 1979 have been listed under No. 35 and No. 36 respectively
See: JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/35 and JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/36

Records for the current 36 Lower Park Street [New] See: JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/51

The conversion of Nos. 37 and 38 into furnished accommodation for 3 graduate students was completed on 1st October 1971. This was a pilot scheme for a complete renovation of the row of cottages planned by the architect Peter Hall

After the conversion they were known as 38 Lower Park Street

The conversion of Nos. 37 and 38 into furnished accommodation for 3 graduate students was completed on 1st October 1971. This was a pilot scheme for a complete renovation of the row of cottages planned by the architect Peter Hall
After the conversion they were known as 38 Lower Park Street

Records for the individual properties up to 1971 have been listed under No. 37 and No. 38 respectively
See: JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/37 and JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/38

Records for the current 38 Lower Park Street [New] See: JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/52

In 1978/79 Nos. 20, 21 and 22 were converted into one house and it is now known as 21 Lower Park Street

Records for the individual properties up until 1980 have been listed under No. 20, No 21 or No. 22 respectively
See: JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/20; JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/21; and JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/22

Records for the current 21 Lower Park Street [New] See: JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/45

In 1972 Nos. 27 and 28 were converted into one house and it is now known as 28 Lower Park Street

Records for the individual properties up until 1972 have been listed under No. 27 and No. 28 respectively
See: JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/27 and JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/28

Records for the current 28 Lower Park Street [New] See: JCAD/3/CAM/PARK/47