Bridge Street Cambridge

66 Bridge Street

History of 66 Bridge Street

1861

John W Pitsch, head, 61, tailor, b Prussia Germany

Henry Cox, head, 28, grocer, b Eynesbury

1911

Theophilus Percy Gallyon, 38, gun maker small arms, b Cambridge

Mahala, 20, wife, b Cambs

Mary Newman Gallyon, under 1 month, b Cambridge

Louisa Wakefield, servant, 40, monthly nurse, b Histon

1913

Gallyon and Sons, gun makers

T P Gallyon

It was at Gallyon’s shop that the firearm which featured in the murder of A F Wollaston and Sergeant Willis was purchased.

1962

Gallyon & Sons, gun makers, fishing tackle dealers

1982

1982 07 20

Gallyons, a maker and seller of guns and a specialist in fishing tackle, is severing its links with Cambridge after nearly 200 years. The business started in Green Street in 1784, moving to Bridge Street in 1865. It is the last firm in East Anglia to make guns and will now have just one shop, in Norwich. 82 07 20

Credit: Mike Petty, Cambridge Green Street Scrapbook.