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Chesterton Lane looking west towards Northampton Street pre 19131 Northampton Street
History of 1 Northampton Street
1 Northampton Street, unknown date (MoC19/55)
1 Northampton Street , 1904 (Cambridgeshire Collection)
mid 19th cent.:
W German, bootmaker
1 Northampton Street, undated
Northampton Street 1929 (MoC254A/71)
1901
Emma Noakes, 37, shop keeper confectionary, b Cottenham
Agnes Hewitt, 13, niece, b Cottenham
1911
1913 (1)
William Collin, coal and coke merchant, builder’s merchant
In 1911 William Garrett Collin’s home address was 18 Montague Road, Chesterton
1962 (1)
Pleasance and Read, surveyors
1981
Francis Hookham and Maurice Pleasance, architects
There is some confusion over the identity of buildings in Northampton Street. In 1962 virtually nothing is listed on the north side of the street whilst in 1913 there are numerous buildings. However the 1913 town guide has a typographical error and instead of ‘south side’ it has two ‘north side’ lists. The photo shows seems to show Wm Collin’s premises at the site next to that now occupied by the Museum of Cambridge but there must have been some realignment of the roads to create a crossroad at the junction. Wm Collin’s premises were later demolished to widen the road.
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