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53 - 55 Fitzroy Street (north side) 1970 (MoC 34/92/70)53 - 55 Fitzroy Street (north side) 1970 (MoC 34/92/70)

55 – 57 (100 -102) Fitzroy Street, Cambridge

History of 55 FItzroy Street

1901: Charles Hammond, of 15, Catherine-street, assistant to Messrs. Morley and Co., of Fitzroy street is witness to a theft.

1903: Arthur Kirbyshire is questioned about a domestic servant who was charged with having stolen a three stone diamond ring valued at £12, having taken it in to Messrs Morley and Co Pawnbrokers of Fitzroy Street.

1913 (101 -102)

Frederick Morley, pawnbrokers; Arthur Kirbyshire, manager

1939 (55-57)

Fredrick Morley, pawnbrokers

1962 (55-57)

Fredrick Morley, pawnbrokers

1935 Cambridge Daily News

Monday was the busiest day for pawnbrokers as people returned the suits they had retrieve to wear for church on Sunday. (Vanishing Cambridge, Mike Petty)

 

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