12-18 The Street, Snailwell
Location/Address
12, 14, 16 & 18 The Street, Snailwell, Newmarket. CB8 7LU
Type
Description
Terrace of four 1883 estate cottages. Unusual asymmetrical design with offset front gable and gablets, in gault brick with contrasting dressings, timber casement windows, ridge stacks and hipped slate roof. Datestone and tablet with monogram 'MT' correspond to William Montagu Tharp (1837-99), owner of Chippenham Hall and the patron of several other cottages in Snailwell & Chippenham (eg the similar but slightly less elaborate 1880 terrace at 21-27 New Street).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
HousesAge
1883Rarity
Well-preserved exampleArchitectural and Artistic Interest
Example of philanthropic 'model' dwellingsGroup Value
Forms a pair with the identical Nos 20-26 The Street, and one of a number of cottages built in Snailwell by the Tharp familyHistoric Interest
‘In 1883 eight new brick cottages between Manor Farm and the school replaced earlier buildings. During the late 19th century, apart from the old manor house, the Old Rectory, and two farmhouses, the rest of the 42 dwellings were farm workers' cottages. By 1910 the number of dwellings had fallen to 31, with 29 being owned by the principal landowner and two by the rector. The Chippenham Park Estate Company, formed c1932 by Lt.-Col. G. P. Tharp (d. 1933), was still the principal houseowner in the village in 1995…’ https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cambs/vol10/pp475-479Images and Documents
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Date Listed
23 Jul 2024
Last Updated
15 Sep 2022
Find Out More
Find out more about this Asset in Cambridgeshire's Local Heritage List:
https://local-heritage-list.org.uk/cambridgeshire/asset/12532
https://local-heritage-list.org.uk/cambridgeshire/asset/12532