32-33 Petty Cury, Cambridge
History of 32-33 Petty Cury
1851
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Charles Briggs, 44, tobacconist
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Robert Vawser, 41
1861
(32)
Charles Briggs, 54, tobacconist and perfumer, b Cambridge
(33)
Robert Vawser, 50, hosier and glover, b March
1909
W.K. Vawser and Son: corsets — 12 February 1909
Ladies who study their figures will do well to inspect the new designs in corsets exhibited at the show rooms of Messrs W.K. Vawser and Son, Petty Cury. Specially designed corsets are prepared for the Empire and Directoire style of gowns. Ladies will be delighted to find just what they need among the lovely models of the French I.C. a la Persephone corsets which are suitable for the slender willowy figures. The Adjustment for stouter figures, needing greater support, is an ideal corset, price 17s.6d. (85p).
Credit: Mike Petty Archive, Cambridge Petty Cury Scrapbook, ref. 09 02 12.
1913
W K Vawser, tailors and robe makers
(33a) Miss Brooks, lodging house keeper
Petty Cury c.1920 Vawser banner visible (MoC58/55)
1962
Dolcis Ltd, shoe retailers
The Waffle Cafe
32 & 33 Petty Cury (MoC252/72)
2018
Halifax Building Society
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- Mike Petty Archive
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