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The locally famous Waffles cafe on the corner of Fitzroy Street and Gold Street, 1980s, by Roy Hammans (the-golden-fleece.co.uk)

Waffles, 62-64 Fitzroy Street / 1 Gold Street, Cambridge

Iconic Cambridge Breakfast Spot

Waffles restaurant stood here from 1973-1981 run by Canadian couple Pat and Virginia La Charite.

See also entry on Gold Street

1972 empty

64 Fitzroy Street / 1 Gold Street (MoC 81.72)

1973-1981 Waffles

1 Gold Street / 64 Fitzroy Street 1974 (MoC559/74)

Rear view of 62-64 Fitzroy Street from Burleigh Place, 1980s, by Roy Hammans (the-golden-fleece.co.uk)

After the Grafton Centre development Waffles moved to a new location on Castle Hill until the late 1980s.

See more information and photos at http://www.iankitching.me.uk/history/cam/waffles.html
and https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/cambridge-waffles-caf-history-graftoncentre-19444594

 

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