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A two-story corner building with yellow painted brick walls, a dark grey storefront, and a recessed front door labeled 77.

77 Norfolk Street

77 (42) Norfolk Street, White Swan, The Swan

History of 77 Norfolk Street

1871 Swan Inn

Thomas Wilby, 33, publican and dealer, b Suffolk

Rebecca, 27, b Northants

Thomas, 7, b Norfolk

Cosiar, 4, b Peterboro

Frank, 3, b Cambs

Thomas Smith, lodger, 21, b Suffolk

Robert Bowers, lodger, 41, b Ireland


1881

(42)

Stephen Heber, 77, widower, sexton, b Cambridge

Stephen, 15, grandson, b Cambridge

Henry Wright, lodger, 39, bricklayer’s labourer, b Cambridge

(42a) The Swan

William Porter, 37, shoemaker, b Cambridge

Esther, 38, b Norfolk

Ada M, 13, b Cambridge

Louisa E, 12, b Cambridge

Harry W, 10, b Cambridge

Maud F, 8, b Cambridge


1891 (77)

William Porter, 48, publican


1901 White Swan

William Porter, 57, publican, b Cambridge

Esther Ann, 58, b Essex

Ada Mary Neal, 33, barman, b Cambridge

William I Neal, 9, b Cambridge

Louisa M Neal, 6, b Cambridge

Henry Emmins, lodger, 71, widower, army pensioner, b Cambridge, feeble minded


1913 The Swan

Alfred Whittaker


1937 Swan P H

Edward G Eve


1939 The Swan Inn

Edward Eve, b 1874, licensed victualler

Beatrice, b 1879

Edward G, b 1902, night telephonist


1962

A corner brick pub, the Swan Inn, with auction sale signs and a row of terraced houses on a quiet 1962 Cambridge street.

Swan Inn, Norfolk Street, 1962


In March 1981 the CWN noted that when the Printz-Pahlsons were moving into no.77, the removal men told them that the Swan had been a very rough pub and the police had been down there every night.

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