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An elderly man in a flat cap stands behind a counter in front of shelves filled with bottles and cartons of various brands.

Charles Plumb, 1 Catharine Street

1 Catharine Street, Cambridge

History of 1 Catharine Street

Catherine Street was in the process of development at this time and many of the houses were unnumbered. It is assumed that no.1 the 1891 census remained no.1 into the 20th cent.

1891

Susan King, 63, retired laundress, b Bottisham
David, 24, railway porter, b Cherry Hinton
William, 20, bootshop assistant, b Cherry Hinton

The King family were at 2 Romsey Terrace in 1881.

William married Clara Ann Wall in 1892. Their addresses until the 1901 census were:

1892 Fern Villa, Mill Road, Cambridge
1898 23 Sussex Street, Cambridge
1900 30 Sidney Street, Cambridge

1913 Benjamin Miller, bricklayer

1939 C L Maltby, mechanic

1962

Herbert Charles Plumb, beer retailer

Building dates

  • Built 1900–1929
Source for this date
  • Built 1900–1929: EPC construction age band: 1900–1929

Projects

  • Catharine Street

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