Gothic House, Gwydir Street

184 Gwydir Street, Gothic House

History of 184 Gwydir Street

David Parr House Visitor Centre

In 2018 the house was purchased by the David Parr House CIO and the ground floor now serves as the visitor centre for the David Parr House next door.

Census

1881

Frederick R Roots, head, 34, butcher, b Middlesex
Maryon, wife, 32, b Middlesex
Jane Clark, mother in law, widow, 73, annuitant, b Suffolk

For more details and description of house

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1891

Thomas J Funge, head, 41, clerical officer revenue excise, b Cambridge
Mary A, wife, 39, b Cambridge
Rosa J, daughter, 15, scholar, b Norfolk
Edward, son, 9, scholar, b Cambridge
Alice, daughter, 5, scholar, b Cambridge

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1901 vacant

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1904

E T Rendell

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1905

CIP 11.8.1905: Dennis Legg, 184 Gwydir Street, gave evidence in the case of Walter Grant of Bedford charged with altering declarations made under the Disease of Animals Act with intent to evade the swine fever regulations. Legg had sold 10 pigs to a Mr Hammond and made declarations in respect of 7. The case was dismissed.

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1908 – 1915 Electoral Register

Dennis Legge

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1911

Dennis Legge, 38, fish merchant, b Cambridge

Florence Ethel, 36, dress maker, b Cambridge

Benjamin Samuel Pont, father in law, 63, compositor, b Cambridge

Fanny Pont, sister in law, 33, dress maker, b Cambridge

Sydney James Pont, brother in law, 26, tailors assistant, b Cambridge

In 1901 the Pont family were at 13 Emery Street.

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1913

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1919 – 1936 Electoral Register

Dennis Legge

Florence Ethel Legge

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1937 – 1938 Electoral Register

Dennis Legge

Florence Ethel Legge

William Bradshaw

Fanny Bradshaw

Roderick R M J Dann

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1939 Register

Dennis Legge, 68, retired fish fryer,

Florence E Legge, 63, unpaid domestic duties.

William Bradshaw, b 1865, retired warehouseman

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1945 – 1947 Electoral Register

Dennis legge

Patricia E Blaby

Frank A Riggs

Hilda M A Riggs

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1948 – 1950

Dennis Legge

Edith M Naylor

Freda B Oakes

Ronald E Oakes

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1952 Electoral Register

Dennis legge

Edith M Naylor

Richard H Naylor

James Spencer

Mabel Spencer

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1956-2006

John Berry, Joan & family

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2006-2016

Richard Miles & Camilla Chaudhary bought property from Joan Berry and renovated it.