12 King Street Cambridge

12 (11) King Street, The Millers Arms, Cambridge

History of 12 King Street

1861

Jonathan Howell

1881

Jonathan Howell, wine and spirit merchant

1901 (11)

George Hall, 36, licensed victualler, b Chesterton

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26 March 1904 – Sale of the Millers Arms
The sale of the Millers Arms in March 1904 illustrates the growing commercial importance of King Street in Edwardian Cambridge. Auctioneers J. Carter Jonas offered the fully licensed public house together with an adjoining house, workshops, stables and business premises. Particular emphasis was placed on the property’s future potential, arguing that the planned widening of nearby Sussex Street would make King Street an increasingly important commercial thoroughfare. The property eventually sold for £3,700 to Mr Nockolds, demonstrating the confidence investors had in the future development of this part of the city. The sale also provides a valuable snapshot of the mixed commercial character of King Street, where licensed premises, workshops, stables and family accommodation existed side by side.
Source: Mike Petty Archive, Cambridge King Street Scrapbook 1897–1990, summarising Cambridge newspaper reports.

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1913 (12)

Edward Cooper, riding master

[In its day the Royal Military Riding School was one of the best equipped institutions of its kind in the country. Its prospectus described Capt Cooper as one of the finest horsemen who ever served in the British Army.]

1962

(6-16) H W Peak Ltd