Capturing Cambridge
  • search
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram

23 Bridge Street

History of 23 Bridge Street

The early history of this site is from T E Faber, An Intimate History of St Clement’s Parish, 2006

c. 1314: Benedict Godsone

1366 held by Eudo de Refham

1379 held late of Eudo de Refham

circa 1413: (no. 22 & 23) bought by Stepehn and Agnes Neel

1443 (nos. 22 & 23) sold as two shops to Henry Richard and his wife

1467 (nos. 22 & 23) William Dak bought properties

1565 lease fro term of 21 years

1636 lease granted to Alice Frithe widow, lessee also of no. 21; occupant was Thomas Lockwood

1661 & 1668: leases of 21 and 23 renewed by Tabors: occupant was Thomas Lockwood

1796 there was a stable at the back to which access could only have been through the house itself. In 1796 the occupant was a baker.

1861

Sarah Smythe, 59, baker, b Cambridge

1913

Miss Emma Starling, lodging house keeper

E B Starling, art needlework

1962

(22-23) John’s, house furnishers

(23a) Miss J Sperling

Share this article

Share on Bluesky

Contribute

Do you have any information about the people or places in this article? If so, then please let us know using the Contact page or by emailing capturingcambridge@museumofcambridge.org.uk.

Licence

This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Dear Visitor,

Thank you for exploring historical Cambridgeshire! We hope you enjoy your visit and, if you do,  would consider making a donation today.

Capturing Cambridge makes accessible thousands of photos and memories of Cambridge and its surrounding villages and towns. It is run by the Museum of Cambridge which, though 90 years old, is one of the most poorly publicly funded local history museums in the UK. It receives no core funding from local or central government nor from the University of Cambridge.

As a result, we are facing a crisis; we have no financial cushion – unlike many other museums in Cambridge – and are facing the need to drastically cut back our operations which could affect our ability to continue to run and develop this groundbreaking local history website.

If Capturing Cambridge matters to you, then the survival of the Museum of the Cambridge should matter as well. If you won’t support the preservation of your heritage, no-one else will! Your support is critical.

If you love Capturing Cambridge, and you are able to, we’d appreciate your support.

Every donation makes a world of difference.

Thank you,
Roger Lilley, Chair of Trustees
Museum of Cambridge