ROW ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY ‑ (Palmer gives no name)
Ives the Antiquaries Row
Liverpool Tavern Row.
Dene Well Row
Earl St.Vincent Row (Johnson)
From Middlegate to
King Street:
"Nearby here, John Ives F.R.S., F.S.A.,
resided. He was a literary genius,
dying in 1776, at the early age of 26 years. There was in 1927, a quaint overhanging house on the south side. This
row led to one of the Dene wells. Note the stone on the north‑west
corner, with date 1896, and J.C.B. (raised), the initials of
Mr.J.C.Blanchflower”.[1]
“Between this and row 135 stood in 1870, a
house divided into two occupations, nos.70 and 71, which in the 18th.century,
was the residence of John Ives the antiquary, the only son of John Ives
mentioned in row 82. He was of weakly constitution, which may have been the
reason for his being unfortunately kept for longer time than usual under female
tuition (another instance of Palmer's
chauvinism). He was sent in due course to the free school in Norwich, but
removed before it was possible for him to acquire a competent knowledge of
Greek and Latin. He then entered for a short time with Mr.Peggon, an excellent
grammarian and master of languages. After that he was entered at Caius College
Cambridge, but removed before taking a degree, to occupy a seat in his father's
counting house. This enforced employment was most distasteful to the young
Ives, who devoted all the time that he could command to archaeology.
In 1773, when 23 years of age, Ives surprised his friends by eloping with Sarah, daughter of Wade
Kett of Lopham. They were married at Lambeth. His father wisely resolved to
accept the marriage as an accomplished fact, and fitted up the house in
Middlegate Street for them, and speedily became much attached to his amiable
daughter‑in‑law. In a
letter on 15th.Nov.1773, Ives wrote‑ "My father has grown so
excessively fond of her that he will hardly suffer her for a moment to be out
of his sight." He was at this time much engaged in altering and rebuilding
his house. There was at that time a large garden at the back, into which some
of the principal rooms opened. Ives at his private press, printed in 1772,
"A true copy of the register of Baptisms and burials in the great and
opulent town of Yarmouth, for seven years past." In 1774 he published "Remarks upon the Garianonum of the
Romans", of which, in 1803, Dawson Turner edited a reprint with a preface
and some notes. He also published "Segilla antiqua Norfolciensia".
Ives also made proposals for printing "A
topographical history of Lothingland Hundred in the county of Suffolk".
Towards this he made extensive collections. He gave, as we have seen, considerable
assistance to Swinden. He died in 1776, aged 26, and was buried at Belton
church. During his short life he gathered an astonishing array of pictures,
coins, books and manuscripts, mainly relating to heraldry, and archaeology.
These were sold by auction after his death in London in 1777, realising more
than 2000 pounds. The sale of books and manuscripts occupied seven days.
At the commencement of the 19th.C., Ives' house
was occupied by Rev.J.M.Beynon. At the
south‑east corner of row 140 was a public house called the "White
Swan", afterwards the "Earl St.Vincent".
At the north‑east corner were some new
built premises in mid 19th.century, belonging to the charity trustees,
occupying the site of some old houses, which came into the possession of the
corporation in 1685, and were called "James' Houses". In that year,
John James, who had a tallow chandler and Matthew Springold, writing
schoolmaster, who had married Ruth, sister of John James, conveyed the equity
of redemption in this property to the corporation, who were already mortgagees
in possession. On the north side of these premises was a
half row called "Cock Row" or alley, which led to the back premises
of the Cock Tavern in Middlegate Street.
James' Houses, as depicted in the print in
P.P., looked quite like the re-vamped flats today at the south west end of King
Street, now that they have pitched roofs on two stories”.[2]
The Occupants, Row One Hundred and forty, 1886
( from King Street to Middlegate Street)
Godfrey, E.
Steward, W., mariner
Grudgefield, R.C., painter
Steward, J., mariner
Hunn, C., labourer
Stearn, Mrs.
Roberts, Mrs.
Kerrison, T., carter
Pell, M.
Colby, Mrs.
Blyth, J.
Garrard, Mrs.
Gapps, Mrs.H.
Hewitt, S., twinespinner
Sargeant, G., fisherman
Townsend, W.,
labourer
Miller, Mrs
Pembroke, G., labourer
Gillings, T.S.
Dane, E., shoemaker
Gooday, W., cooper
Breeze, W., smacksman
Chapman, G., fish curer
The Occupants, Row One Hundred and forty, 1913
( from 94 King Street to 82 Middlegate Street)
north side
Rice, Mrs.
Coleman, John Charles
Calver, William
Scott, Robert
south side
Cook, Mrs
Jacobs, Henry
Smith, William
7. Miller, Miss
8. Collins, James
9. Woods, Arthur
The Occupants, Row One Hundred and forty, 1927
( from 94 King Street to 82 Middlegate Street)
south side
13. Sadler, William George Stanley
14. Cook, Mrs.
15. Green, Miss
17. Miller, Miss
18. Taylor, James
The Occupants, Row One Hundred and forty, 1936
( from 94 King Street to 82 Middlegate Street)
south side
13. Chandler, George
14. Bailey, Robert
14a. Ward, Reginald
15. Green, Alfred George
17. Cutting William Richard
18. Taylor, James
19.Waddell, Alfred