1861: 21 Hobson Street
Charles Cowles, 34, groom, b Cambridge
Betsey, 35, b Shelford
William, 14, French polisher, b Ireland
Selina, 11, b Cambridge
Charles, 8, b Cambridge
1871: ?
1881: 21 Hobson Street
Joseph Gelby, 43, groom, b West Wratting
Emma, 43, b West Wratting
Mary E, 16, b West Wratting
1891: 21 Hobson St
Jesse Butler, 27, groom, b Swaffham Bulbeck
Amelia, 27, b Swaffham Bulbeck
William E, 3 mos, b Cambridge
1901: 21 Hobson Street
William Blackwell, 32, coachman, b Cambridge
Emma, 27, b Hunts
Louisa E, 3, b Cambridge
William A Blackwell, 7 mos,
1911: The Cambridge Automobile & Engineering Co Ltd
Harry Smith, 26, garage man (in charge), b Trumpington
1913:
Cambridge Automobile and Engineering Co Ltd
R de la Rue & Cuthbert Foster, managing directors
H Oswin Mills, secretary
1916:
1921:
Central Cinema opened and was rebuilt in 1930.
1928:
1930:
Central Cinema built
Cambridge Historic Core Appraisal report notes the tiled glazed facade and its Egyptienne style.
1939:
Fire at Central Cinema spread to Cambridge Motor Service Company causing £2,000 damage.
1962:
Central Cinema
2021:
Building of Local Interest. Planning proposals for the site were published in 2021. A commentary on these can be found here:
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