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Callaby's 1935. (photo L Cobbett) (Cambridgeshire Collection)Midsummer House, Callaby’s, Midsummer Common
History of Midsummer House
1891
Richard Callaby, head, 79, dog fancier, b Norfolk
Maria, 90, b Essex
Maria, 41, dressmaker, b Essex
Robert R Royston, head, 62, artist and painter, b Cambridge
Sarah, 62, b Cambridge
Alice M M, 31, b Cambridge
Royston family were previously at 10 King Street
Robert Royston blade (Museum of Cambridge)
Robert Royston signature on blade (Museum of Cambridge)
Robert Royston painted blade, Museum of Cambridge
Royston signature on blade (Museum of Cambridge)
Robert Royston painted blade, Museum of Cambridge
1901
Robert R Royston, widower, 72, herald painter
Flora S, 49, herald painter,
Alice M M, 44, herald needleworker
1916 (Kellys)
Misses Royston
Vanishing Cambridge, Mike Petty, notes: Callaby’s sign lasted long after his death. Callaby was a familiar character at the turn of the century; with a long-backed fancy mongrel under his arm he greeted undergraduates: ‘Want a little dawg, sir? Buy this one sir?’ At his home beside the Fort St George public house on Midsummer Common he also offered stables for University boat horses at 3/- and dogs at 2/6 [A E Reeve].
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