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In 1826 it was the Catherine Wheel Public
House. Following its sale in 1902 it became
the Vicarage and at some time it was turned
into the Cathryn Wheel nursing home. There “An inquest was held in 1847 in
was a period when it was left empty before the the Catherine Wheel regarding
current owners took over in 2017 and named the suspected poisoning of a
it Catherine Wheel House. Comments suggest
that it was a Hotel at some point. number of village children.”
Having trawled through a newspaper archive research shows a William Sands as licensee
123 entries for the Catherine Wheel were 1871-1881 and Mrs Sarah Sands in 1888 so I
found dated between 1826 and 1886, with believe the Licensee name reported should have
the majority in The Cambridgeshire Chronicle been Sands.
& Journal, Cambridgeshire Independent Press, One entry referred to an inquest in 1847 held
and Huntingdon, Bedford, & Peterborough in the Catherine Wheel regarding the suspected
Gazette papers. poisoning of a number of village children and
The Catherine Wheel was used as a place for which was even reported in the London Sun!
meetings, mainly the Commissioners of the Whilst there are a few reports, with the mention
District, and for auctions of land and property. of arsenic poisoning, the outcome has not been
In May 1861 the Letting of the Catherine Wheel found (yet!).
was included in an entry and the Carpenters
Arms was included for sale in July 1854. It was For further information, questions, comments,
also noted that at the Chatteris Petty Sessions or offers of help please contact Martin Hindry
‘the Licence of the Catherine Wheel Manea was using Email: maneaarchive@hotmail.com
transferred to a widow named Sans’. Other (preferred) or Telephone 01354 680850

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