You can begin by browsing our projects or searching for a specific place, or person, of interest. We believe the best way though is to explore our wonderful map. Go on, unlock a Cambridge secret that you never knew!
1 BrooksideRoyal Commission Survey of Cambridge 1959: house … not shown in R G Baker’s map of 1830 but must have been built very shortly afterwards. A large semi-octagonal bay was added on the W and the interior subdivided lat in the same century….The house though of composed ‘villa’ type shows a departure from strict symmetry towards a picturesque composition.
1901: 1 Brookside
John Smith, widower, 86, insurance agent, b Cambridge
Katharine, 49, b Cambridge
Emma, 44, b Cambridge
Jane Kirkup, 58, nurse, b Cambridge
Ethel Scott, 26, housemaid, b Cambridge
Minnie Nunn, 28, cook, b Cambs
…………….
1911: 1 Brookside Bateman Street
Katherine Smith, 59, private means, b Cambridge
Emma, sister, 54, private means, b Cambridge
Margaret, sister, 49, private means, b Cambridge
Jane E Kirkup, 68, servant, sewing maid, b Cambridge
Louisa Nunn, housemaid, 25, b Sutton Ely
Minnie Nunn, 38, cook, b Sutton Ely
………………
1913:
Miss Smith
1962:
University Botanic Garden
Stewart M Walters
Botanical Society of the British Isles
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@
