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The stone facade of the Boots building on Petty Cury features mullioned windows, carved heraldic shields, and blue shop signage.

28 Petty Cury, Cambridge

History of 28 Petty Cury

1841

Thomas Fisher, banker

Agnes, 25

Mary, 5

Rhoda, 6 mos

Allen Field, 25

James Muddell, 25, servant

Elizabeth Naylor, 25, servant

Mary Briggs, 25, servant

Sarah Wallis, 25, servant

Lucy Richardson, 20, servant


1851

Thomas Hall Fisher, banker

Agnes, wife, 36

Thomas, 8 mos

Henry Leeland, servant, 29, b Cambridge

Sarah Simons, servant, 48, b Swaffham

Rebecca Starkey, servant, 47, b Haddenham

Ann Rickett, servant, 21, b Cambridge


1861

Thomas H Fisher, 72, banker, b Cambridge

Mary, 25, b Cambridge

Catherine, 17, b Cambridge

Jeannette, 12, b Cambridge

Thomas F, 10, b Cambridge

Alfred F, 6, born Cambridge

Rachael Gale, 31, cook, b Deptford

Elizabeth Meeks, 21, nurse maid, b Chesterton

Jane Meeks, 17, house maid, b Chesterton

Anthony Moore, 25, footman, b Bourn


1871-1891 address not listed


1879

Harry Johnson, bookseller

Three men in hats stand outside a shop on Petty Cury, with books and other items displayed in the large glass windows.

28 Petty Cury, Harry Johnson bookseller (MoC98.53)

Two men stand in the doorway of a shop with display windows featuring sale signs, diaries, and merchandise, labelled Harry Johnson.

28 Petty Cury (MoC111.75)


1901(uninhabited)


1913

Freeman Hardy and Willis

(28a) J Hepworth Ltd clothiers

Masonic Club

(28b) Maypole Dairy


1962

Boots Cash Chemists (Eastern) Ltd

Three-story stone building with a Boots storefront, featuring gabled roofs, stone mullioned windows, and decorative carvings.

28 Petty Cury (MoC247/72)

A multi-storey stone building with a Boots storefront at street level featuring large windows and the word DISPENSING above.

28 Petty Cury (MoC248/72)


2018

Boots the Chemist

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