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A three-story brick building with shopfronts at ground level and an arched passage entrance marked by the word TELEGRAPHS.

Entry to Post Office Terrace as well 4 & 5 St Andrew’s Street

4, St Andrew’s Street, Post Office

History of 4 St Andrew's Street

This site was the St Andrew’s Street frontage for the Brazen George Inn which stood on St Tibb’s Row on the other side of its yard.

Circa 1850 the post office was moved to this site from 44 Sidney Street.


Late 18th cent. with 19th cent. additions.

1851 unnumbered

James Turner, 34, postmaster of Cambridge
Sally, 28, b London
Edward, 1
Julia, 2m
Jane Beddome, 56, shareholder in Insurance Company, b London
Mary Ann Day, 21, cook and housemaid, b Melbourn
Sarah Casburn, 19, nursemaid, b Burwell
Elizabeth Edwards, 16, nursery girl, b Babraham


1861 Post Office

James Turner, 45, head post master Cambridge
Edward, 11, b Cambridge
Julia, 10,
George, 8,
Frances Trayban, 41, governess, b Cambridge
Ann Collins, 22, cook, b Landbeach


1871 Post Office

James Turner, 54, head postmaster Cambridge
Julia, 20, b Cambridge
George, 18, b Cambridge
Elvia Willson, 30, servant, b Duxford
Jessie Parr, 15, housemaid,  b Burwell


1881 Post Office

James Turner, 64, the Postmaster of Cambridge
Edward, 31, barrister at law
Alice Willson, 33, cook, b Cambs
Alice Tredzel, 19, housemaid, b Great Shelford


1891

James H Turner, 75, postmaster of Cambridge, b Cambridge
Edward, 41, Barrister at Law Middle Temple, b Cambridge
Elizabeth Chapman, cook, 34, b Burwell
Martha Lawrence, 25, b housemaid, b Wimblingdon


1901

Charles Clark, 34, college porter, b Cambridge
Emma M, 38, lodging house keeper, b Cambridge
Sidney G, 10, b Cambridge
Albert E, 7, b Cambridge
Reginald, 5, b Cambridge
Elsie B V, 3, b Cambridge
Annie Clayton, servant, 24, b Burwell


1913

Coote and Warren, coal merchants C C Flitton manager
C W Clark University lodging house
S G Clark


A brick facade of the Post Office building features large multi-paned windows and a ground-floor shop with a street archway.

Old Post Office, St Andrew’s Street and Post Office Terrace c.1900

Black and white ink drawing of a three-story building facade with two street lamps and the words Post Office and Telegraphs.

Front of Post Office Terrace: drawing by Slim Smith from The Lion Yard (1974) based on photo above

A brick facade of the Post Office building features large multi-paned windows and a ground-floor shop with a street archway.A three-storey brown brick building on St Andrew's Street with shop fronts on the ground floor and pedestrians on the sidewalk.

 

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