36 – 37 St Andrew’s Street, Belfast Linen

36 – 37 St Andrews’s Street (Michael House Grange)

History of 36 - 37 St Andrew's Street

Sale information from 1908 refers to the property as originally Michael House Grange and was probably the Farm House for the land which became Parker’s Piece. (Down Your Street, 1984, p110)

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1861

(36)

William Carpenter, 38, butcher, b Cambridge

(37)

English Tyler, 59, baker and confectioner, b Essex

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1901

Coulson’s started using n.37 as their offices at a rent of £60 per annum.

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1908

Coulson’s bought no.37 for £2,300.

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1955

Belfast Linen Warehouses, Regent Street — golden jubilee, 16 March 1955
The Belfast Linen shop is celebrating its jubilee. 50 years ago a young man of 23 cycled into Cambridge with £100 in his pocket and an ambition to start his own business. He was Harry Nichols. He took an empty shop in Regent Street and Belfast Linen Warehouses had begun. It was not all easy going and there were times when he could not even afford to buy a new suit. It is still a family concern. Royalty, famous hotels and colleges are among his patrons and the R.101 airship on its ill-fated flight had sheets and towels supplied by the firm. 55 03 16a
Credit: Mike Petty, Cambridge REGENT STREET Scrapbook, entry 1955 03 16.

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1965

Belfast Linen warehouse