The Hall hosts the annual Cambridge Folk Festival that draws thousands to the park. During the summer Cherry Hinton Hall is popular including with young families. Community activities also take place in the park, such as an archaeological and buildings survey carried out by local schoolchildren in 2007.[citation needed]
In 2007, Cherry Hinton Hall became home to Cambridge International School and later Holme Court School, a specialist school for children with dyslexia and related conditions. It is now home to Oaks International School, which is owned by the International Schools Partnership.[1]
The Friends of Cherry Hinton Hall was formed in 2009 as a group concerned about the usage, environment, welfare and future of the park for the benefit of those who use it most.[2]
Owners and residents
Advertisement for Cherry Hinton Hall in 1870.
Cherry Hinton Hall was built in 1839 by John Okes (1793-1870), a surgeon at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge. He had been apprenticed to his father, Thomas Verney Okes, a doctor at Addenbrookes Hospital, before qualifying at the University of Cambridge as a surgeon.[3] In 1824 Okes married Mary Elizabeth Collin, only daughter of Joseph Martin, of Epping.[4] They lived in Cambridge for some time; from 1831 Okes purchased the old enclosures at Mill End Close, and the land at Mill End common, and in 1839 built Cherry Hinton Hall on this land.[5] John Okes outlined in a court case the improvements he made to the land. He said when he bought it there was only an old farm house on it. He built the Hall and then laid out the gardens. He made the following statement in 1854: “I have laid out a considerable sum of money in planting. When I purchased the estate the Cherry Hinton Brook ran through it. The whole stream came from two springs skirting my property. In building the house I selected the spot with a view of making ornamental water. I cut a channel and made the lake in a great measure and have been every year enlarging it. I have stocked the stream for trout and dug a pond for pike".[6] On Okes's death in 1870 the Cherry Hinton estate was sold to the Cambridge University and Town Waterworks Company. One of the Directors of the Waterworks Company was the next resident.[7]
Charles Balls.
Charles Balls was born in 1810 in Cambridge, son of farm labourer Henry Balls. He became a shoe-maker, subsequently making his fortune as a leather merchant. In 1858 and 1859 he was appointed Mayor of Cambridge, and was later one of the Directors of the Cambridge University and Town Waterworks Company and, at one time, was Chairman of the Cambridge University and Town Gas Light Company.[8] His wife Eliza died in 1876 at Cherry Hinton Hall[9] and Charles and his daughters lived at the Hall until 1888 when they moved back to Cambridge.[citation needed] Charles died in 1892 in his Cambridge home at the age of 82.[citation needed]
Sir William Phene Neal and his wife Eleanor Vise Neal, Lady Neal
It appears that Neal operated a dairy farm on the estate, as reference is made in a trade magazine to the “Cherryhinton Hall Farm Dairy".[14] In the 1930s the Hall and surrounding land was purchased by the Cambridge City Council and they still own it today.[citation needed]
References
^"Oaks International School". International Schools Partnership. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
^"About". Friends of Cherry Hinton Hall. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^Cambridge Chronicle and Journal - Friday 03 September 1824, p. 3.
^‘Cherry Hinton: Manors and other estates', A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 10: Cheveley, Flendish, Staine and Staploe Hundreds (north-eastern Cambridgeshire) (2002), pp. 106-109. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=18807 Date accessed: 05 February 2014
^Cambridge Independent Press - Saturday 04 November 1854, p. 3.
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Cherry Hinton Hall is a house and park in Cherry Hinton to the south of Cambridge England The house and grounds are owned and managed by Cambridge City Council The front of Cherry Hinton Hall The Hall hosts the annual Cambridge Folk Festival that draws thousands to the park During the summer Cherry Hinton Hall is popular including with young families Community activities also take place in the park such as an archaeological and buildings survey carried out by local schoolchildren in 2007 citation needed In 2007 Cherry Hinton Hall became home to Cambridge International School and later Holme Court School a specialist school for children with dyslexia and related conditions It is now home to Oaks International School which is owned by the International Schools Partnership 1 The Friends of Cherry Hinton Hall was formed in 2009 as a group concerned about the usage environment welfare and future of the park for the benefit of those who use it most 2 Owners and residents Edit Advertisement for Cherry Hinton Hall in 1870 Cherry Hinton Hall was built in 1839 by John Okes 1793 1870 a surgeon at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge He had been apprenticed to his father Thomas Verney Okes a doctor at Addenbrookes Hospital before qualifying at the University of Cambridge as a surgeon 3 In 1824 Okes married Mary Elizabeth Collin only daughter of Joseph Martin of Epping 4 They lived in Cambridge for some time from 1831 Okes purchased the old enclosures at Mill End Close and the land at Mill End common and in 1839 built Cherry Hinton Hall on this land 5 John Okes outlined in a court case the improvements he made to the land He said when he bought it there was only an old farm house on it He built the Hall and then laid out the gardens He made the following statement in 1854 I have laid out a considerable sum of money in planting When I purchased the estate the Cherry Hinton Brook ran through it The whole stream came from two springs skirting my property In building the house I selected the spot with a view of making ornamental water I cut a channel and made the lake in a great measure and have been every year enlarging it I have stocked the stream for trout and dug a pond for pike 6 On Okes s death in 1870 the Cherry Hinton estate was sold to the Cambridge University and Town Waterworks Company One of the Directors of the Waterworks Company was the next resident 7 Charles Balls Charles Balls was born in 1810 in Cambridge son of farm labourer Henry Balls He became a shoe maker subsequently making his fortune as a leather merchant In 1858 and 1859 he was appointed Mayor of Cambridge and was later one of the Directors of the Cambridge University and Town Waterworks Company and at one time was Chairman of the Cambridge University and Town Gas Light Company 8 His wife Eliza died in 1876 at Cherry Hinton Hall 9 and Charles and his daughters lived at the Hall until 1888 when they moved back to Cambridge citation needed Charles died in 1892 in his Cambridge home at the age of 82 citation needed By 1902 Richard Thomas Lyons MD 10 lived at the Hall In 1902 11 solicitor Sir William Phene Neal 1st Baronet Lord Mayor of London in 1930 and his wife came to live at the Hall and remained there for many years 12 13 Sir William Phene Neal and his wife Eleanor Vise Neal Lady Neal It appears that Neal operated a dairy farm on the estate as reference is made in a trade magazine to the Cherryhinton Hall Farm Dairy 14 In the 1930s the Hall and surrounding land was purchased by the Cambridge City Council and they still own it today citation needed References Edit Oaks International School International Schools Partnership Retrieved 20 March 2019 About Friends of Cherry Hinton Hall Retrieved 14 June 2017 Rook Arthur et al 1991 The History of Addenbrooke s Hospital Cambridge p 86 Online reference https books google com books id jEdsk0SYavEC amp dq okes 22addenbrooke 27s hospital 22 amp pg PA86 Cambridge Chronicle and Journal Friday 03 September 1824 p 3 Cherry Hinton Manors and other estates A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely Volume 10 Cheveley Flendish Staine and Staploe Hundreds north eastern Cambridgeshire 2002 pp 106 109 URL http www british history ac uk report aspx compid 18807 Date accessed 05 February 2014 Cambridge Independent Press Saturday 04 November 1854 p 3 UK Census of 1881 and Cambridge City Council Cambridge Mayors p Online reference https www cambridge gov uk sites www cambridge gov uk files documents Cambridge Mayors 1835 onwards pdf Archived 2014 10 29 at the Wayback Machine Obituary in The Times London England Nov 14 1892 pg 10 Bury and Norwich Post Tuesday 22 August 1876 p 6 Calendar of the University of Scotland Online reference https books google com books id WbY4AAAAMAAJ amp q lyons 22cherry hinton hall 22 Chelmsford Chronicle Friday 19 September 1902 p 7 Debrett s Peerage Baronetage Knightage and Companionage Kelly s Directories 1931 p 1162 Page 7071 Issue 33768 3 November 1931 London Gazette the Gazette British Food Journal 1919 p 87 Online reference https books google com books id QY09AQAAMAAJ amp q 22cherryhinton hall farm dairy 22External links EditMap sources for the Hall Cherry Hinton Hall at British History 2XL Cherry Hinton Hall Project Cambridge City Council Friends of Cherry Hinton HallCoordinates 52 11 09 N 0 09 54 E 52 18597 N 0 16494 E 52 18597 0 16494 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cherry Hinton Hall amp oldid 1146372430, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
