29 Petty Cury, Cambridge

History of 29 Petty Cury

1851 (unnumbered)

Ann Trundle, 43, milliner

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1861 (29)

Sarah Webb, 41, shoe shop keeper, b Cambs

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1913

Pollard and Co, confectioner

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1899

Pollard’s and George Jackson’s: fire — 18 January 1899

A fire which might have resulted in a very large amount of destruction broke out in Petty Cury, Cambridge. Mr Baynes, manager to Messrs Pollard and company, confectioners informed police constable Leonard Savidge at 1.15am that his wife could smell something burning. It was discovered there was a fire at the back of the adjoining shop occupied by Mr George Jackson, butter merchant. The constable ascended to the roof but was unable to get into the yard. Mr Baynes obtained some buckets of water from a tap on the premises and handed them up to him to pour on the flames. Acting sergeant Wright on going into Caxton Court from Sydney Street, found a ladder by which means he got over the wall and there found that a butter barrel, containing a quantity of paper was on fire. There was a considerable quantity of empty boxes and other inflammable goods about the yard and if they had become ignited there would have been disastrous results

Credit: Mike Petty Archive, Cambridge Petty Cury Scrapbook, 18 January 1899.

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Montagu Burton: fire — 21 August 1948

In one of Cambridge’s worst danger spots, the closely-packed buildings of Petty Cury, the most serious fire the town has seen for two years broke out, damaging half of the stock of Messrs Montagu Burton, tailors. Firemen prevented the fire from spreading to adjoining shops but the whole of Burton’s premises were gutted. Next door is Hutton’s tailors where suits, coats and other clothing was covered by dust sheets to prevent damage from fumes. Burton’s manager said “I went down in the cellar and saw the gas meter on fire and it was just like a giant blow lamp. We salvaged about half the stock”. He added “I was flooded out at Jaywick a fortnight ago, and now …”

Credit: Mike Petty Archive, Cambridge Petty Cury Scrapbook, 21 August 1948.

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1962

Burton Montague Ltd, tailors

 

 

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1970

Dixons Cameras

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2018

Nana Mexico