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A street view showing stone buildings with steep gabled roofs, a small group of people, and long shadows on the road surface.

St John’s Street, looking towards Bridge Street, 1 – 7 St John’s Street on left beyond college. 1863 (MoC 38/72)

1 – 7 St John’s Street, Cambridge

History of St John's Street

A row of terraced, gabled houses on a cobbled street, with several people standing outside shopfronts covered in posters.

Nos 1 – 7 St John’s Street, 1862 (MoC 143/72)

1861

1 Nathan Norman, 36, tailor, b Prussia [Germany]

 

2 M A Simons, 32, milliner, b Gamlingay

 

3 Henry Cruse, 41, newspaper agent, b Middlesex

 

4 Robert W Flack, 44, shoemaker, b Quy

 

5 Frederick Hoppett, 38, print seller and frame maker, b London

 

6 John Johnson, 41, tailor and draper, b Cambridge

 

7 James Jordan, 39, bootmaker, b Suffolk

Brick buildings with partially stripped roofs line a cobblestone street, with two people standing on the sidewalk below.

St John’s Street demolition in progress circa 1863 (MoC)

The major demolitions in the vicinity of St John’s College were authorized by the Cambridge Street Act of 1863:

Cambridge_Street_Act_1863_Transcription

By 1871 the buildings numbered 1 – 7 were either demolished or uninhabited; they are not listed in the census.

 

A street view showing stone buildings with steep gabled roofs, a small group of people, and long shadows on the road surface.Red brick buildings with tall chimneys stand beside a light-coloured gothic church on a paved street with several pedestrians.

 

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