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  • 12 June 1496-2022 (The date is that of the letters patent giving Bishop Alcock permission to close the nunnery and found the college. The actual foundation cannot currently be assigned a precise date, but the College had an administrative existence by 1497.)

Legal and administrative records.

William Ralph Inge

Includes photograph of Inge, c. 1910; copy of order of service for funeral, 3rd March 1954;

Henry Hutton and Hutton family

Note on exhibition in Carlisle Cathedral of part of the Library of Henry Hutton, Fellow of Jesus College, which was given to Carlisle Cathedral by his student Arthur Savage. Savage inherited the books from Hutton when he died in 1655.Also general biographical notes on the Hutton family.

Hustler, William by August Edouart

Includes photocopy of silhouette and information label stuck to reverse of frame. Also letter from Arthur Benson, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge detailing that the silhouette had once belonged to W. G. Richards, a contemporary of his at Eton.

Hills Road

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

Hauxton (Rustat Trust)

A Trust farm of 276 acres of arable and pasture land with farmhouse and outbuildings.

Records relate to Rectory Farm, Hauxton. It is sometimes referred to in the files as Rectory Farm, Harston as it is situated between the two villages.

Anthony Gubbay

Includes copies of obituaries from various newspapers and magazines

Denis Griffiths, porter

Includes copies of Griffiths' poetry from Country Life, 17th June 1976 and 25th November 1982; The Lady, 4th November 1976 and 7th April 1983; An article about porters in Cambridge by Griffiths from the 'East Anglian magazine', November 1969; 'The Skeleton - and 18th century ghost story from Jesus College' from Centrepiece magazine, the offical journal of the University Centre, undated; Copy of 'Radegund and Denis' by Denis Griffiths with a foreword by Professor Bernard Towers. A collection of poems about Jesus College by Griffiths, 1989;

Arthur Gray

Includes photograph of Gray, 8th October 1929; copy of order of service for funeral, 16th April 1940; Extract from the 'Cambridge Ghost Book' mentioning Gray's ghost stories; Note relating to Gray's membership of the 'Isaac Newton University Lodge', 1938; Note from solicitors of Philip Gray (son of Arthur) relating to two boxes of material relating to the Gray family, 1950; Various letters and correspondence to Gray, 1916-1940; List of books owned by Gray and inventory of the Master's Lodge at the time of his death in 1940; List of archaeological items found in College at various times up to 1940; List of items given to the College by Gray during his lifetime, including furniture, portraits, paintings, clocks and books, 1940;

Bartholomew Gosnold

Includes copies of signature, family tree and images of places connected to Gosnold, found in Suffolk record office, 2007

Andrew Glen

Biographical notes about Glen from 'The History and Antiquities of Leicestershire and Rutland' and 'Flora of Leicestershire and Rutland', 1984

Chamber rents

Lists names of individuals and what they paid for renting their rooms or chambers.

May Balls in General

Contains items relating to the May Balls in general. Includes account book covering expenditure of May Balls 1908, 1911, 1914, 1920, 1923, 1926, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1936 and 1938.

Fair Street - General (corner of Fair Street/Willow Walk)

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

Tenison Road General

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

General Furniture Papers

Includes ledger containing listing and costs (for purchasing?) of furniture and interiors in College by room, 1910 - 1917 (mouldy); inventories of contents of Fellows Rooms listing furniture, carpets, curtains and other furnishings and list of rooms and which Fellows occupied them, December 1976; Inventory of office machinery including shredders, scriptomatic, electric typewriters, guillotine, telephones, adding machines, weighing machines, typewriters, photocopiers, January 1984; Inventory of furniture and furnishings in the Master's Lodge which are the property of the College, April 1984;

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