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Sepia studio portrait of a balding, elderly man with white hair at the sides, wearing a dark suit, vest, and white cravat.

Mayor William Warren

Warren’s Yard, Bridge Street

History of Warren's Yard, Bridge Street

1850 Warren of no. 51 was Mayor.


1861

(1) Daniel H Waldron, 47, grocer’s assistant, b Worcs

(2) George Hogger, 40, blacksmith, b Suffolk

(3) William Ingle, 27, ironmonger’s assistant, b Cambridge


1881

(3)

James Bright, 42, college servant, b Cambridge

(2)

Robert Talor, 49, college porter,

(1)

John Webster, 38, grocer’s warehouseman, b Swavesey

Mary S, 32, b Dry Drayton

Alfred J, 9, b Cambridge

Flora, 5, b Cambridge

Eleanor Maud, 3, b Cambridge

Alice, 1, b Cambridge

In 1911 Alfred is living at 26 Belvoir Road

In 1871 the Webster family is at 9 Milton Road

In 1891 the Webster family is at 2 Holland Street


1886 Warren’s Yard

A detailed 1888 city map section showing the layout of Bridge Street, including St. Clement’s Church and several yards.

Cambridge City Plan, 1888


1911

(1)

James Pettit Warrington, 68, college servant pensioner, b Cambridge

Elizabeth, 63, b Cambridge

Ellen Mary, 38, b Cambridge

1911

(2)

Louise Samworth, 53, college servant, b London

Dorothea Richardson, 27, college servant, b Cambridge

Marie Richardson, granddaughter, 6, b Weymouth

1911

(3)

Thomas Reynolds, 57, college servant, b Cambridge

Annie Reynolds, 56, b Chesterton

Rose Reynolds, 21, b Cambridge


1913

  1. James Crook
  2. Mrs Samworth
  3. Thomas Reynolds, college servant
A narrow, cobbled lane passes between old brick buildings with steep roofs and chimneys under the silhouette of a tree branch.

Warren’s Yard (MoC 10/68/53)

Warren’s Yard was last listed in the 1937 Directory.

Black and white view of low-rise buildings and bare trees behind white-topped brick pillars with handwritten text at the base.

Warren’s Yard, Bridge Street (MoC6/65/53)

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