Street level view of Petty Cury shops including Alexandre, John Collier, and Dewhurst, with a parked car in the foreground.

Dewhurst’s 11-12 Petty Cury and John Collier 13-14 Petty Cury c.1960

12, Alexandra House, Petty Cury, Cambridge

History of 12 Petty Cury

1841 unnumbered

Thomas Asplen, 35, ?barman
Maria Edwards, 15, servant

1851

Edward Copping, plumber glazier and painter
Martha
Martha
Emma
Susan Cook, wife’s sister

1861

Edward Copping, 50, plumber glazier painter, b Cambs
Martha, 50, b Cambridge
Martha, 25, b Cambridge
Emma, 22, b Cambridge
Susan Cook, 58, wife’s sister, b Cambridge
Elizabeth Hunt, 55, wife’s sister, widow, b Cambridge

Petty Cury south side, 1867 (from left, Wrestlers Inn, Holdsworth, Pont, Copping, Red Hart Yard, Falcon Yard and Red Lion) (Cambridgeshire Collection)

A multi-story commercial building on Petty Cury is covered in metal scaffolding and blue netting, with hoardings at street level.

1871 see 14 Petty Cury

1881 see 14 Petty Cury

1891 uninhabited

1901 uninhabited

1913

Eastmans Ltd, butchers

1962

Dewhurst butchers

View down a narrow street with brick commercial buildings, shopfronts, a pedestrian crossing, and people walking on sidewalks.

Alexandra House, 11 – 14 Petty Cury (MoC24/60)

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