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A three-story yellow brick corner building with a black shopfront, a balcony, and a Rose Crescent sign suspended above the street.

15 Market Hill

History of 15 Market Square

1841

Joseph Watson, 60, jeweller

Mary, 50

Sophia Fletcher, 45, independent

Anne Matthews, 30, servant

Martha Laughton, 15, servant


1851

(unnumbered)

Thomas Reed, jeweller and silversmith


1861

Thomas Reed, 49, silversmith, b Middlesex

Julia, 48, b London

Alfred, 23, silversmith, b Middlesex

Charles, 16, b Middlesex

Thomas Ballard, visitor, 12, b Surrey

Charlotte Barton, 20, servant, b Cambs

1871

Thomas Reed, widower, 58, jeweller & silversmith, b London

Ann Parsons, servant, 34, cook, b Sawston

Joanna May, servant, 17, housemaid, b St Ives

1881

Thomas Reed, jeweller and silversmith

Ann Parson, cook

Emma Mansfield, 19, housemaid, b West Wratting

A sepia photograph shows a crowded Victorian street scene with a decorated float featuring a prize sign moving past onlookers.

15 Market Hill, (MoC76/73)

1891

1901

Crowds line a street during a procession, with horse-drawn floats, people in hats, and decorated buildings in the background.

15, Market Hill. 1902 Coronation of Edward VII ( R H Lord)

1911

Ernest Albert Cobb, 47, jewellers assistant, b Norfolk

Charlotte, 83, mother, widow, b Norfolk

A three-story corner brick building with shop windows displaying glassware and the signage Doo Doo Glass & Chinawarehouse.

15 Market Hill (MoCB41/46)(MoC487/74)

1913

T Reed and Son, goldsmiths, silversmiths, jewellers and watchmakers

Ernest A Cobb

1930

Two three-story brick buildings flank a narrow, shadowed alleyway, with commercial shopfronts on the ground levels.

15 & 16 Market Hill circa 1930 (Camb Chron)

1962

Watches of Switzerland

Premier Travel

The narrow, three-story brick building at 15 Market Hill features a shop front for Watches of Switzerland at ground level.

15 Market Hill (MoC79/72 NegH451)


In January 2018 unoccupied.

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