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129 Chesterton Road, Portland Arms
History of 129 Chesterton Road
1861
John Rich, 24, publican, Girton
Ann, 25, b Cambridge
Robert, 9 mos, b Chesterton
Sarah Amy, niece, 11, b Cambridge
John Levitt, boarder, 22, labourer, b Horningsea
George Poole, lodger, 42, miller, b West Wratten
Sophia Dewey, 21, servant, b Witcham
In 1841 John Rich was living at Bunker’s Hill, Girton
In 1871 the Rich family were at 33 Market Hill
1930s – 1950s:
This was the HQ of the 12th Cambridge Milton Road School Scouts. The Rovers were based at “The Adventurer”, Scout Dock, Riverside Court, Chesterton Road, (c 1950).
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