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A view down a narrow courtyard toward the symmetrical front facade of 5 Petty Cury, with two cars parked in the foreground.

5 Petty Cury (MoC205/70)

5 Petty Cury, Cambridge

History of 5 Petty Cury

1851 (unnumbered)

John Fickles, 54, general practitioner


1861 (5)

Thomas Brooks Bumpstead, 38, surgeon, b Somerset


1913

Ellison and Co, solicitors

H C Buttress

Howard W Cox, official receiver

A typed business letter dated 1917 on Ellison and Co. letterhead from 5 Petty Cury, Cambridge, with a handwritten signature.

Ellison letter 1917


1962

Ellison & Co, solicitors

Thomas B Robinson, solicitor

A three-storey building facade with a central door numbered five, flanked by sash windows and a sign for Ellison and Co.

5 Petty Cury (MoC43/60)

A dark, arched alleyway entrance on a street, with a glimpse of a parked white car visible in the sunlit courtyard beyond.

Alleyway leading to 5 Petty Cury, 1971 (Peter Soar)

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