Capturing Cambridge
  • search
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
1936, Blue Book

Victoria Avenue (West side)

History of Victoria Avenue (West side)

1913

VICTORIA BRIDGE

William Dunn, River View

William Dunn, painter, glazier, ironmonger

Co-operative Society Confectionery Branch, Miss Lawrence, manageress

John Start, cabinet maker

Arthur Barron, stables, furniture remover

CHESTERTON ROAD


1937

(8) A E Page, provision dealers

(10) A S Whitehead, greengrocers

(12) Thomas William Etchells, cycle dealer

John George Start, furniture dealer

(18) Cambridge and District Co-op Society Ltd


1939-45

The Suttles used the air raid shelter of Overstream House. They paid £5 for the privilege.


1970

(8) I A Parfitt, outfitter

(10)

(12) Cherry Hinton Launderettes

(14/16) Cambridge Trustee Savings Bank

(18) Cambridge Trustee Savings Bank, head office

(20 River View) Reginald W Suttle


1981

(20 River View) Reginald Suttle was interviewed by the CWN (23.4). He and his wife Dorothy had lived at no.20, River View, for more than 40 years. Mrs Suttle remembered that Victoria Bridge was opened on the same day that her parents were married. Mr Suttle’s father was a shipping agent in Fitzroy Street. He went with his father to have lunch on the Titanic in Liverpool the day before her tragic maiden voyage.

River View in 1981 was the property of the Co-op Soc. The Suttles used to have a garden of roses and dahlias behind the big house that was replaced by Barclays Bank.

Contribute

Do you have any information about the people or places in this article? If so, then please let us know using the Contact page or by emailing capturingcambridge@museumofcambridge.org.uk.

Dear Visitor,

 

Thank you for exploring historical Cambridgeshire! We hope you enjoy your visit.

 

Did you know that we are a small, independent Museum and that we rely on donations from people like you to survive?

 

If you love Capturing Cambridge, and you are able to, we’d appreciate your support today.

 

Every donation makes a world of difference.

 

Thank you,

The Museum of Cambridge