6 Bridge Street Cambridge
6 – 7 Bridge Street
History of 6 Bridge Street
1861
(6) Mark Robinson, 33, cabinet maker, b Durham
(7) Alfred Fromant, 30, draper, b Cambridge
Pevsner notes, a big gabled building of 1903.
William King, 6 Bridge Street
1904
Building acquired by William King and Harold Harper as their new workshop.
Notes on William Kings Life 1870
King Motor Bicycle 1903 model
1905
William King’s shop and warehouse was here
In 1911 the King family were living at 7 De Freville Avenue. In 1900 they had been at 30 Sidney Street and in 1902 at Garden Walk.
1913
King and Harper, motor and cycle makers and agents
Edwin Charles Sebley, chronometer, watch and clockmaker
King and Harper Bridge Street, 1936 (Cam Magazine)
King and Harper, Bridge Street
1953
In 1953 from who’s who in the Motor Industry
King & Harper Ltd.
Car and Light Commercial Vehicle Stockists. Heavy Vehicle Distributors. 6 and 7, Bridge Street, Cambridge. Telephone: 3201. And at Hills Road, Milton Road and Thompsons Lane, Cambridge. Directors: H. H. Harper (Governing). D. N. Harper. K. 0. King. F. A. Pedley. A. M. Wells.
1962
(3-7) King and Harper, motor agents
(Basement)
1966-2001 YHA Adventure Shops plc
2003 – current Mountain Warehouse
(Ground floor)
1966 Waterstones
2002-2010 JM Dunkerton (Cult Clothing)
2010 – current Outdoor & Cycle Concepts (Cotswold Outdoor)
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