Later used for Castle House, (ref 222) see BC081
Apparently John Houghton sometimes spelt his name as Horton, according to Anthony Howe, editor of letters of Richard Cobden. Information provided as part of request, 2006
Most of estate sold, 1944; remainder now part of site of Castle House{1081} ;also former garages (222); Whole or part still owned by College
Possibly named after Richard Kinge (see terrier CCAD/3/BED/1/2/2)
Persona
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25 April 1910 - c.2007/08
Born in 1910 the son of the Rev. E.E. Phillips of Markyate Vicarage in Dunstable.
He attended Dover College before being admitted to Clare on 15 January 1929 to read Natural Sciences.
He then studied at Barts Hospital in London gaining a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and a Fellowhip of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1936.
He married and entered General Practice.
During the Second World War he volunteered for the Army but was assigned to a hospital ship.
He served in the eastern Mediterranean, in Egypt and in the North African campaign and was with the earliest troop landings in Sicily.
He was seconded to the Royal Military Hospital in York to assist in operations at various hospitals.
After the war he returned to General Practice and built up a partnership with around 10,000 patients.
He retired in 1973.
Obituary: The Clare Association Annual 2007-08 pp.121-122
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