Green Man, Trumpington Explained

The Green Man is a Grade II listed pub in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England.

History

The pub has existed since the 15th century.^[1] The original timber frame is still standing but has been concealed by later brickwork. The original building included a medieval hall house, which was split into two floors in the 16th century.^{[1] [2]} 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.^[3]

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.^[4] The musician and bandleader Charles Shadwell was landlord of the pub during the 1960s.^[5]

The pub has been Grade II listed since 1962.

External links

• The Green Man public house – Trumpington Local History Group

52.1765°N 0.113°W

Notes and 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. Book: Sargent, Andrew. Secret Cambridge. 165. Amberley. 2018. 978-1-445-67992-1.
3. News: 12 lovely village pubs in Cambridgeshire you really have to try. Cambridge News. 9 December 2019.
4. Book: Garrett, Martin. Cambridge: A Cultural and Literary History. 62. Signal Books. 2004. 978-1-90266979-3.
5. Book: Jones, Vincent. East Anglian pubs. 109. Batsford. 1965.