Green Man, Trumpington

The Green Man is a Grade II listed public house in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire.

The pub in 2008

History

The pub has existed since the 15th century.[1] The original timber frame is still standing but has been concealed by later brickwork.[2] The original building included a medieval hall house, which was split into two floors in the 16th century.[1][3] A bay window facing the road was added later. The pub was extensively redeveloped around 1954.[1] The beer garden can accommodate up to 200 people.[4]

Horse shows were a popular event at the pub during the 1850s.[1] The wit and poet Charles Stuart Calverley is reported to have stolen the pub's sign whilst an undergraduate student at Cambridge.[5] The musician and bandleader Charles Shadwell was landlord of the pub during the 1960s.[6]

The pub has been Grade II listed since 1962.[2]

References
  1. A. P. Baggs, S. M. Keeling and C. A. F. Meekings, 'Parishes: Trumpington', in A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 8, ed. A. P. M. Wright (London, 1982), pp. 248–267. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cambs/vol8/pp248-267 [accessed 9 December 2019].
  2. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1126195)". National Heritage List for England.
  3. Sargent, Andrew (2018). Secret Cambridge. Amberley. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-445-67992-1.
  4. "12 lovely village pubs in Cambridgeshire you really have to try". Cambridge News. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  5. Garrett, Martin (2004). Cambridge: A Cultural and Literary History. Signal Books. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-90266979-3.
  6. Jones, Vincent (1965). East Anglian pubs. Batsford. p. 109.


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