A Guided Walk Around Cherry Hinton Hall - Wednesday 13th July 2022 - Cambridgeshire Carers Support Service
This article is taken from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Carer Support Service Autumn/Winter 2022 Newsletter
A GUIDED WALK AROUND CHERRY HINTON HALL
Wednesday 13th July 2022
On what turned out to be a warm morning, eight carers joined us for our walk around Cherry Hinton Hall. Our guide was Michelle Bullivant, local historian, archaeologist and carer. Michelle explained that the Hall was built by John Okes in the 1830s when he bought up several parcels of land after the Enclosures Act in 1806. The hall was described as a small ‘Family Mansion in the Elizabethan Style’. John Okes was in the army in India but returned to live in Cambridge and worked as a surgeon at the original Addenbrookes Hospital.
Although a lot of the original garden features have been lost, it’s still possible to see the undulations in the ground that mark out where the original boundaries were. The estate was planted with a large number of trees that were new introductions such as the Douglas fir. The original driveway, Victorian Lodge and entrance columns still remain.
As we wandered around the grounds, we were able to see the chalk streams, lake and the possible watermill site.
It was a really enjoyable morning. A huge thank you goes to Michelle for giving up her time and sharing her knowledge with us.
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