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25 and 26 Bridge Street were formerly known as 'The Barley Mow'. They were bought by Magdalene College in 1983.

The collection is in two parts:

(1) Original material:

• 19 Letters written while in residence in Magdalene: 17 letters to his mother Lady Acton (in French) and two to his brother Sir Richard Acton (in English), 13 Feb 1820 - 26 Aug 1821

(2) Supporting material:

• Photocopies of ten letters to his mother (in French) and sister Mrs Elizabeth Throckmorton, Sept 1821 - April 1837
• Photocopies of two reports on the interviews between Pope Gregory XVI and Czar Nicholas I of Russia, 1845
• Article on Cardinal Acton from the College Magazine
• Photographs of portraits of the Acton family

Printed programmes produced by the University of Cambridge for the celebration and conferment of degrees. Sets out the order of proceedings; list of academic dress [the colour of gown to be worn for each discipline); list of students receiving degrees arranged by subject under their college. Programmes for the following ceremonies:

2022
1 Apr, 29 Apr, 20 May, 1 Jul, 22 Jul, 10 Sept

2023
28 Jan, 20 Oct

2024
24 Feb, 19 Jul

2025
1 Mar, 5 Apr, 3 May, 23 May, 4 Jul, 25 Jul

Distributed finances to the College clubs and societies. Originally covered the finances of the College Boat, Cricket, Athletics, Rugby Union and Association Football, Hockey, and Lawn Tennis Clubs. Later the College Magazine and Reading Room were also included.
The Committee consisted of a Permanent Treasurer, an Honorary Secretary, with Assistant Secretary if necessary, and the Captain and Secretaries of the various clubs.

Recorded on page 101 of the Muniment Book.

These are the individual bills submitted to the College for payment and detail work done. They run from Michaelmas to Michaelmas and are arranged in 4 separate quarterly bundles and then in one wrapper. The quarters are:

Bundle 1 - Michaelmas to Xmas
Bundle 2 - Xmas to Lady Day
Bundle 3 - Lady Day to Midsummer
Bundle 4 - Midsummer to Michaelmas

The total of each bill is recorded in the Necessary Expense Books [See MCAD/3/3]

A collection of lecture notes, offprints, a report on 'Colossus', 2 photographs, and the speech he gave at the lunch to mark his 50th year as a Fellow. Collected from his room in College by the Archivist after his death to create this collection.

The collection contains some of Simon Barrington-Ward's letters, articles, sermons, and Christmas cards (sent to Ronald Hyam). There is a file about his appointment as Bishop of Coventry and a biographical file which includes his obituary.

A photograph album containing 96 carte de visite sized portraits, many of which are undergraduates (1873-1876).

11 items, 10 paper and 1 photographic print

Diaries of Robert Broadbent who was an undergraduate at Magdalene College between 1928 and 1933 (the diaries start just before his arrival in College (Jan 1928) and run on after he has left (Dec 1933) and there are further entries for May 1934).

The diaries are in six volumes, one per year. There is also a shortened and edited version entitled Myself when Young, 1928-1933 which Broadbent completed for the College in 1980. There are three appendices:
(1) Principal characters
(2) Last days in India, 1947 based on letters to his wife
(3) one term's accounts as an undergraduate

There is also a copy of the address given at his funeral in 1989.

By c.1718 the Master Daniel Waterland had reviewed the College's finances and written it all in his Master's Book. He then appointed his brother Theodore as Bursar and Steward [College History].

Revd Mr Hodgson

Revd William Bywater

?-1802 Revd Richard Buck [1795 is the earliest date in the receipts so far that he is named as Bursar]

1802 - ? Thomas Paley [in 1805 when he became il; Samuel Lowe took over the duties as Bursar]

c. 1813-1819 Revd William Cornforth

1904 - ? A.S. Ramsey

1913-1937, 1943-1947 Talbot Peel

1947-1949 Dr Christopherson

1949-1977 John Burnett

1977-2001 Denis Murphy

Weekly Butler’s Accounts (1913-1920) and weekly Steward’s Accounts (1916-1920)

Butler’s Accounts, Lent term 1913 – Long Vacation 1920
List of Fellows and students in the first column; then amounts entered under the following headings: Port, Sherries, Burgundies, Clarets, Champagnes, Hocks, Moselles, Spirits, Beer, Minerals [ginger beer, soda, lemons, ginger ale], Cigars, Cigarettes, Sundries. Less detail is given from Michaelmas 1915.

From Easter 1916 – Long Vacation 1920 as well as the Butler’s accounts there are also Steward’s Accounts. These give a list of Fellows and students, then amounts entered under the following headings:
Bread, Butter, Cheese, Gate fines, Bicycles, Baths, University Bills, College Dues.

At the back of the volume are Accounts for Lectures for Michaelmas Term 1927-Long Vacation 1929 listing subjects in the first column with amounts entered under names which are listed in the top row.

These volumes are a daily record of what alcohol and tobacco were bought in the Buttery. Volumes 1-4 look the same and are arranged in the same way with the names and amount owed being listed under the type of drink. Volumes 5-11 look different and are set out inside in a different way (in a table) although they contain the same information.

Butler

The Butler's name has been written in the front of some of the Buttery Books. This gives us a partial list of the names of the Butlers although we don't have exact dates. The College Order Book (MCGB4/2/1) also provides more information.

By 1672 - 1686 Alen Townsend
1686 - 1730 Edward Townsend
1730 - 1743 Thomas Hooten
1743 - 1789 John Palmer
1789 - 1799 Edward Mills [1]
1799-1858 Unknown
1858 – 1872 Thomas Bradfield
1872 – 1912 Jack French [2]
In 1942 it was A. Milne

[1] At a meeting of the Master and Fellows on 7 March 1799 [MCGB/4/2/1] it was reported that the College had been defrauded to a very considerable amount by the late Butler, Edward Mills. They resolved to use all legal means to recover the amount of that fraud.

[2] In 1901 the cook William Swannell died and the College resumed control of the kitchen and Buttery. A.S. Ramsey was appointed Steward and Jack French was Butler and Kitchen Manager.

Under-Butler

1858 - Matthew Barrett (or Bennett)
1870 - Samuel Abbs (under-butler, and chapel and library cleaner)

Buttery Books were kept by the Butler and recorded the weekly totals spent by each member of College on sizings (food bought from the buttery in addition to their commons). The volumes list the members of College in order of seniority followed by a total amount spent. This amount was then entered into the Steward's Books [see MCAD/14/1/1/1-122] under the heading 'But'.

At the bottom of each page are totals for:
pane, potu, incre, poore and prom and a separate entry for gate fines.

From the volume which starts in 1730 [MCAD/14/2/1/17 1730-1736] there is a separate entry for Gate Fines at the bottom of each page.

From the volume which starts in 1798 [MCAD/14/2/1/30 1798-1803] additional entries are made at the bottom of the pages for items including gardeners, poundage on beer, rats, carpenters, workmen, glaziers, whitesmith, laundress, bread and beer on Christmas Day and Whit Sunday, bricklayers, and painters.

These records relate to property (now demolished) on the north side of Northampton Street, including the 'Spotted Cow' public house, the 'Spotted Cow' yard (formerly Richardson's and sometime Jemmerson's Yard), and Nos. 40 and 49 Northampton Street.

These properties never belonged to Magdalene College and the records were deposited at the Cambridgeshire Record Office in 1980. A catalogue of them can be found here:

Ref: K/886/T/1-53

https://calm.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=K886&pos=2

A printed copy of the catalogue is available in the Magdalene College Archive.

Documents relating to Cross Keys Yard; 24-26 Magdalene Street; Fisher's Lane; and Ekin's Yard