Old houses line a curved street in Cambridge with pedestrians on the sidewalk and a large wooden gate visible in the distance.

Chesterton Lane looking west towards Northampton Street pre 1913

1 Northampton Street

History of 1 Northampton Street

A street corner with a tobacconist shop under overhanging upper stories, a solitary figure outside, and a striped lamp post.

1 Northampton Street, unknown date (MoC19/55)

A two-storey timber-framed building on a street corner with dormer windows, a horse-drawn cart, and people on the pavement.

1 Northampton Street , 1904 (Cambridgeshire Collection)

mid 19th cent.:

W German, bootmaker

View of half-timbered houses on a street with pedestrians on the pavement, a tall chimney in the distance, and signage outside.

1 Northampton Street, undated

A row of timber-framed buildings with tiled roofs and dormer windows lines a street, with a tall chimney visible in the distance.

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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