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Searle Street Don Brush Factory in 1989

21 & 23 Searle Street

History of 21 - 23 Searle Street

1913:

J C Newman, builder and undertaker

1970:

Cambridge Brush Co.

‘Don’ was the trade mark of the brush company; there was no direct university connection.

1989:

Searle Street Don Brush Factory in 1989

Brush Factory article pt1

Brush Factory article pt2

2018:

Don Cottages 2018

Don Cottages, Searle Street 2018

 

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