A cast-iron mangle with two horizontal wooden rollers stands on a wheeled base, set against a background of vertical boards.

A Laurie & McConnall mangle owned by the Coote family

9 – 17, (121 – 129) Fitzroy Street

History of 121 - 129 Fitzroy Street

1883 Laurie McConnal opened in the former drapery, china and hardware premises of Samuel Young.

1903 The premises were destroyed by fire. Rebuilding took place at once and led to the construction of the little bandstand at the top of the store. “From it the Cambridge Town Band used to play for the entertainment of Saturday shoppers while teas were served on the roof garden. A sixpenny ham tea was a favourite speciality.” (Down Your Street, 1984, p136.)

1905 Postcard to Mrs FitzGerald at 127.

Interior view of a stone church with rows of wooden pews facing an ornate carved screen and altar under a vaulted ceiling.

Church of SS Mary and Gabriel, Binbrook, Leics.

Reverse side of a 1905 postcard with handwritten ink correspondence, a Cambridge postmark, and an address in Fitzroy Street.

Postcard to Mrs FitzGerald, 127 Fitzroy Street, 25.7.1905

A street scene with shops on both sides, a horse-drawn cart, pedestrians, and a building with a cupola on the left.

Fitzroy Street, 1906. Laurie and McConnell on left. (MoC 8/79)

Architectural drawing of a three-story commercial building featuring a central rooftop cupola and symmetrical windows.

Laurie and McConnell Ltd c.1910

1913 (121-129)

Laurie and McConnal Ltd, ironmongers, furniture, grocers etc etc

A cast-iron mangle with a large gear-driven wheel and ornate base stands outdoors in front of outbuildings.

Laurie & McConnall mangle owned by the Coote family

A printed newspaper advertisement for Laurie and McConnal, Ltd. on Fitzroy Street listing prices for various fabrics and clothes.

1935 Cambridge Daily News

A vintage black-and-white print advertisement for Lauries furniture store, featuring a bedroom suite and a man's face.

Fitzroy Street, Cam Magazine 1936

1962 (9-17)

Laurie and McConnal Ltd, departmental stores

2021

Wilko

Sketching Cambridge by Michael Large

2026

A multi-storey red brick building with a central cupola and ground-floor retail signage for Sports Direct on Fitzroy Street.

Fitzroy Street Cambridge (RGL2026)

Red brick building exterior with a curved pediment, a circular window, and an open white wooden lantern tower on the roof.

Fitzroy Street Cambridge (RGL2026)

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