Tally Ho! Inn at Great Wilbraham

[S.J Detective]

Hi SeeBee,

Fantastic news about the Tally Ho and Harry's organ playing in the church.  Many thanks for spending the time researching and posting on this thread SeeBee, very much appreciated.

News coming in all the time about the Tally Ho!, it seems the Fabb family may have moved in after Iresons, either to the pub building or bungalow, not sure which yet?  Lots more research required on the building and change of use yet I feel.  My family seems to think the Tally Ho as a building still stands today, can anyone confirm please?

We were not aware that the photo of Harry was still on display in the church, just that something had been given to the church after his death, by a cousin to commemorate his long and illustrious church organ playing career.  Some fantastic anecdotal information, very grateful for your post SeeBee.

Thank you very much, very best wishes

SJ Detective

[S.J Detective]

Sorry bad form to reply to own message but SeeBee confirmed Tally Ho building still stands as a private house today.  Just noticed that I missed that in the mists of my previous reply.

Thanks again SeeBee

[Keith Sherwood]

...and just as a p.s. as other Rootschatters might want to know what's going on - S.J. and I have been PM-ing one another, and I've promised in the not too distant future to get hold of the key to the church at Lt. Wilbraham (and permission) and take a snap of that photo of his ancestor Harry.
What a thoroughly satisfying thread this has turned out to be!
keith

[SeeBee]

Hi,
The Fabb family ran the Tally Ho until it closed. Their daughter and her family then lived in the main building and had the bungalow built for her parents some time before the building was then sold on.
As my Mum is a church warden at Lt Wilb would you like me to take said photo? might be easier. She also lives a hop and a jump from the Tally Ho! so I could snap that too while I am at it.
Caroline

[Keith Sherwood]

Caroline,
I'm sure S.B Detective would think that was a great idea!  The two of you could PM one another and exchange e-mail addresses and perhaps effect things that way.  Though I'm pretty sure (if you could handle the technology - I'm totally hopeless at this, I'm afraid) that it might be fun to see a picture of Harry on this thread.  Just to round things off neatly...
keith

[SeeBee]

Here is Harry.

[S.J Detective]

Caroline (SeeBee),

Absolutely fantastic, what a wonderful picture of my Grt Grandfather Harry Langton Cross who was church organist for 68 years at Little Wilbraham church in Cambridgeshire.

Thank you for your time and for posting the image, very much appreciated.

Very best wishes

SJ Detective

[Keith Sherwood]

Caroline,
That's truly wonderful to see the images of Harry on here.
Very well done!
keith
p.s. And I bet 68 years as the organist in the same church must just about qualify for a place in the Guinness Book of Records...

[Big Jen]

Oh wow, I have just found this site through putting in "The Gate" at Little Wilbraham where my Great, Great, Great Great Grandfather Thomas Cross (married to Ellen) was living with his son Charles who was the Baker and Publican (1881). Another son "Henry" was my Great Great Great Grandfather and that branch of the family moved out to Swaffham Bulbeck and Burwell to work as Agricultural Labourers. I know Charles had a son called Ireson (Christian name)which is another surname mentioned on here who was (if I'm right) the brother of Harry who was pictured. There were 2 other siblings I know of, Wlliam and Maud (were there any more?) My tree goes down the "Henry Cross" line and my father is still alive and living in the area. To see the photo's of Harry actually moved me to tears. Thanks for posting them, I'm so glad I found this site. Hubby and I are moving away to the Isle of Wight in a few weeks so I thought I'd find some more info for Dad before I go. He will be thrilled to see the photo's of Harry. It seems I've found another distant but ?local relative on here! Jenny (nee Cross)