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Engraving of a stone college building with an arched entrance, showing people and a horse on a cobbled street in front.

Magdalene College early 19th cent

Magdalene College, Bursar’s Lodge, Magdalene Street

History of Bursar's Lodge, Magdalene College

1881

A seated man with sideburns wears a patterned jacket and waistcoat, with a small dog resting between his knees on his lap.

George Fleet, Magdalene College porter

George Fleet, widower, 63, college porter, b Sussex

[In 1861 George and his wife Emma had been living on the Histon Road. he was then a ‘college servant.’ In 1871 they were living with two children at 11 Pleasant Row.]

1911

Thomas Frohock, 50, under porter, b Cambridge

George Hammond, 34, under porter, b Cambridge

Sepia street view of Magdalene College with long brick buildings, tall chimneys, and people walking past a horse-drawn cart.

Magdalene Street and College circa 1912

Sepia street view of Magdalene College with long brick buildings, tall chimneys, and people walking past a horse-drawn cart.Pedestrians and cyclists move along Magdalene Street past a large, historic red-brick building with iron railings and chimneys.

 

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