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A two-story green building on Bridge Street with three white-framed windows above a shopfront marked Byron Proper Hamburgers.

12 Bridge Street, Cambridge

12 Bridge Street, The George Inn, Cambridge

History of 12 Bridge Street

1959 Royal Commission on Historical Monuments Survey of Cambridge: built c. 1600. It was refashioned and probably heightened in the 19th cent. In modern times the ground floor has been cleared and a garage-entrance made through it.

At some point, the George Inn.

Printed advertisement for F.R. Leach & Sons featuring text listing services and a circular emblem with three figure designs.

F R Leach and Sons

1838

The Rapid coach ran every night at 00.15hrs via Royston to Charing Cross, London.

The Lynn and Wells Mail coach passed through Cambridge every night at midnight via Royston to Holborn.

The Wisbech and Holbech Mail leaves Cambridge every morning a 2am. It arrives at midnight.

1861

(12) unoccupied

A printed advertisement featuring a line drawing of a pocket watch with text detailing prices for clocks and household goods.

12 Bridge Street, 1901

1913

Allen & Welcher, plumbers, glaziers and ironmongers

1962

(10-15) P H Allin & Sons, motor engineers

(12) Frederick E Turkentine


Unit A 12-16 Bridge Street

1977-2003 Edinburgh Woollen Mill
2003-current Byron Hamburgers

Unit B 12-16 Bridge Street

1977-2002 First Quench Retailing (combined unit of A+B)
2003-current Bella Italia


The dark grey facade of 12 Bridge Street features three white-framed sash windows and a ground-floor Byron restaurant frontage.

12 Bridge Street (RGL2026)

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