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Topic: Tally Ho! Inn at Great Wilbraham (Read 3461 times)
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Keith Sherwood
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S.J.
Went to the Wilbrahams early evening, and although the Hole in The Wall was still closed I took 2 or 3 pictures of the outside; then a lady came out wanting to know what I was up to - so I asked her whether the pub had ever been known by a different name. She thought it had always been the name it was now, but I wouldn't take it as gospel quite yet.
Gt. Wilbraham had just the one pub in the High Street, The Carpenters Arms - didn't look wonderfully exciting, so we drove past. But I did take snaps of both churches - and a white-flannelled cricket match in the next field once I'd heard the evocative thwack of willow on leather over the churchyard wall in Gt. W.
Did have a very quick look for IRESON gravestones there too, but there were so many illegible inscriptions.
So, if you'd like me to send the photos I took, please PM me with your e-mail address and I'll try and master the technology!
I had fun doing it all, and treated myself to a meal and a pint in the next village, Fulbourn, by the way, before I headed home again.
Regards, keith
N.B. I suppose I could have killed a few more birds with the same stone by having a look for members of your HANCOCK family in Fulbourn churchyard, but by then I was too busy murdering a pint of cider and a steak and ale pie in The Bakers Arms...
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SeeBee
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Hello,
The Tally Ho! is still there in Great Wilbraham on the High Street. Although it is now a private house I have been picking my Mum's brains and she thinks it was still a pub in the 1950's and possibly 1960's. The building of houses and bungalows certainly never happened in 1948 probably because the village didn't have mains drainage. The last publicans however did have a bungalow built in the back garden which they moved into before selling the pub although by then it hadn't been a pub for some time.
The Gate pub however was in Little Wilbraham and not Great, this sadly has been demolished and there are two houses built on the site one named "The Gate". Harry Cross who was Charles' son was the organist at Lt. Wilb church he retired from playing the organ in 1965 at the age of 87 having begun in 1897 at the age of 17. When he started his wages were £2 a year and when he retired they were £12. In all those years he played the organ at two services every Sunday and missed only one Sunday in 1918 when he contracted Flu! There is photographof Harry Cross in the vestry at Little Wilbraham church.
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Keith Sherwood
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SeeBee,
What a wonderful piece of informative local knowledge! Thanks so much for that, after my trip out there I was very curious myself, and had indeed spotted a house called Gate House, I think, in Lt. Wilbraham.
Hope SJ is still watching this thread, as your post pretty much answers all the questions...
Very best wishes,
keith
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S.J Detective
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Hi SeeBee,
Fantastic news about the Tally Ho and Harry's organ playing in the church. Many thanks for spending the time researching and posting on this thread SeeBee, very much appreciated.
News coming in all the time about the Tally Ho!, it seems the Fabb family may have moved in after Iresons, either to the pub building or bungalow, not sure which yet? Lots more research required on the building and change of use yet I feel. My family seems to think the Tally Ho as a building still stands today, can anyone confirm please?
We were not aware that the photo of Harry was still on display in the church, just that something had been given to the church after his death, by a cousin to commemorate his long and illustrious church organ playing career. Some fantastic anecdotal information, very grateful for your post SeeBee.
Thank you very much, very best wishes
SJ Detective
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Leicestershire - Cotterill (Kegworth), Quincey (Hinckley), Abbott, Hollingworth, Hill, Kilby, Haywood, Brigstock, Neal, Howett, Broom, Marriott, Payne, Rawson, Foster, Squires
Rutland - Saddington
Notts - Hollingworth (Lenton), Stokes, Street, Henson
Northants (Wakerley) - Woodcock
Cambs (Wilbraham's, Chesterton, Fulbourn, Swaffham's) - Cross, Hancock, Ireson, Fulcher, Asplen, Isaacson, Edwards
Warks (Nuneaton) - Carter, Green
Derby - Stokes
Essex - Andrews
Suffolk (Ipswich) - Bodycot
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S.J Detective
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Sorry bad form to reply to own message but SeeBee confirmed Tally Ho building still stands as a private house today. Just noticed that I missed that in the mists of my previous reply.
Thanks again SeeBee
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Leicestershire - Cotterill (Kegworth), Quincey (Hinckley), Abbott, Hollingworth, Hill, Kilby, Haywood, Brigstock, Neal, Howett, Broom, Marriott, Payne, Rawson, Foster, Squires
Rutland - Saddington
Notts - Hollingworth (Lenton), Stokes, Street, Henson
Northants (Wakerley) - Woodcock
Cambs (Wilbraham's, Chesterton, Fulbourn, Swaffham's) - Cross, Hancock, Ireson, Fulcher, Asplen, Isaacson, Edwards
Warks (Nuneaton) - Carter, Green
Derby - Stokes
Essex - Andrews
Suffolk (Ipswich) - Bodycot
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Keith Sherwood
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...and just as a p.s. as other Rootschatters might want to know what's going on - S.J. and I have been PM-ing one another, and I've promised in the not too distant future to get hold of the key to the church at Lt. Wilbraham (and permission) and take a snap of that photo of his ancestor Harry.
What a thoroughly satisfying thread this has turned out to be!
keith
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SeeBee
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Hi,
The Fabb family ran the Tally Ho until it closed. Their daughter and her family then lived in the main building and had the bungalow built for her parents some time before the building was then sold on.
As my Mum is a church warden at Lt Wilb would you like me to take said photo? might be easier. She also lives a hop and a jump from the Tally Ho! so I could snap that too while I am at it.
Caroline
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Keith Sherwood
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Caroline,
I'm sure S.B Detective would think that was a great idea! The two of you could PM one another and exchange e-mail addresses and perhaps effect things that way. Though I'm pretty sure (if you could handle the technology - I'm totally hopeless at this, I'm afraid) that it might be fun to see a picture of Harry on this thread. Just to round things off neatly...
keith
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SeeBee
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Here is Harry.
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S.J Detective
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Caroline (SeeBee),
Absolutely fantastic, what a wonderful picture of my Grt Grandfather Harry Langton Cross who was church organist for 68 years at Little Wilbraham church in Cambridgeshire.
Thank you for your time and for posting the image, very much appreciated.
Very best wishes
SJ Detective
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Leicestershire - Cotterill (Kegworth), Quincey (Hinckley), Abbott, Hollingworth, Hill, Kilby, Haywood, Brigstock, Neal, Howett, Broom, Marriott, Payne, Rawson, Foster, Squires
Rutland - Saddington
Notts - Hollingworth (Lenton), Stokes, Street, Henson
Northants (Wakerley) - Woodcock
Cambs (Wilbraham's, Chesterton, Fulbourn, Swaffham's) - Cross, Hancock, Ireson, Fulcher, Asplen, Isaacson, Edwards
Warks (Nuneaton) - Carter, Green
Derby - Stokes
Essex - Andrews
Suffolk (Ipswich) - Bodycot
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Keith Sherwood
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Caroline,
That's truly wonderful to see the images of Harry on here.
Very well done!
keith
p.s. And I bet 68 years as the organist in the same church must just about qualify for a place in the Guinness Book of Records...
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Big Jen
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Oh wow, I have just found this site through putting in "The Gate" at Little Wilbraham where my Great, Great, Great Great Grandfather Thomas Cross (married to Ellen) was living with his son Charles who was the Baker and Publican (1881). Another son "Henry" was my Great Great Great Grandfather and that branch of the family moved out to Swaffham Bulbeck and Burwell to work as Agricultural Labourers. I know Charles had a son called Ireson (Christian name)which is another surname mentioned on here who was (if I'm right) the brother of Harry who was pictured. There were 2 other siblings I know of, Wlliam and Maud (were there any more?) My tree goes down the "Henry Cross" line and my father is still alive and living in the area. To see the photo's of Harry actually moved me to tears. Thanks for posting them, I'm so glad I found this site. Hubby and I are moving away to the Isle of Wight in a few weeks so I thought I'd find some more info for Dad before I go. He will be thrilled to see the photo's of Harry. It seems I've found another distant but ?local relative on here! Jenny (nee Cross)
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Keith Sherwood
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Big Jen,
Welcome to Rootschat! You have stumbled across a particularly successful thread here, and I totally agree that it is wonderful to have linked up someone (two people at least now!) with a vivid example of their ancestry - in this case the remarkable Harry...
Very best wishes,
keith
Jenny, you might try sending a personal message on here to S. J. Detective, to see whether there's more in common family details you could exchange/share...
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Big Jen
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Sorry a bit dim, but not sure how to do that on here, don't want to put my email on here directly and I think that's frowned on anyway. Can you give me a clue please............
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Keith Sherwood
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In case anyone is wondering whether Jenny is till struggling to connect up with people by PM on here - she's not any more, we've exchanged a couple already!
keith
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