55 (66) Regent Street, Cambridge

History of 55 Regent Street

1861 (66)

Mary Coe, widow, 68, fund holder, b Cambridge

Elizabeth Marshall, 26, servant, b Elsworth

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1901 (66)

Samuel Powell, 55, dealer in antiques, b Cambridge

Ann, 59, b Cambridge

Julia, 40, milliner, b Cambridge

Elizabeth, 30, mother’s help, b Cambridge

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1913 (55)

Samuel Powell, antiquarian dealer

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1939

Robert W Bell, b 1877, auctioneer valuer surveyor

Robert William Bell, auctioneer, had been found guilty on six counts of fraud in January 1926 and sentenced to 9 months. Bankruptcy proceedings had been started against Bell and the official receiver discovered £1500 which had not been paid out to clients. (Illustrated Police News 28/1/1926)

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1938

Collins’ Agency, 55 Regent Street — finding domestic servants, 26 November 1938
Collins’ Agency, High-Class Registry for Servants at 55 Regent Street has been established in Cambridge for over 28 years and now has offices in Bridge Street, at Peterborough and Chelmsford. The extent of the business is shown by the fact that in 1937 more than 1,500 ladies were suited with maids in spite of the great dearth of servants. Collins’ Agency advertisements regularly appear in Cambridge newspapers 38 11 26
Credit: Mike Petty, Cambridge REGENT STREET Scrapbook, entry 1938 11 26.

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1962

Collins Agency, accommodation agents, employment agency