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24 New Square, Cambridge

History of 24 New Square

1871

Thomas Robson, 30, lay clerk, b Durham

Annie, 30, b Durham

George W, 10, b Durham

Emma, 8, b Durham

Elizabeth, 7, b Durham

Isabella M, 5, b Durham

Annie H, 1, b Durham

William Butcher, 22, boarder, photographer, b Oxford

In 1881 William was living with his wife at 31 Norwich Street.

Round metal medal featuring two seahorses flanking a heraldic shield with the inscription The Cambridge Working Mens Club.

Medal awarded to William Butcher in 1873

Bronze medal from 1873 embossed with King’s College Chapel, a steam locomotive, a telescope, and industrial equipment.

Medal awarded to William Butcher in 1873

In 1873 William was awarded this medal by the Cambridge Working Mens Club. In the Bury & Suffolk Standard 17th February 1874 there is an announcement of medals awarded at the Barnwell Working Men’s Institute for the Cambridge Industrial Exhibition. A Bronze medal (Class I) was awarded to William Butcher, photographer, Cambridge, for crayon shading after Mulready.


1970

Bertie H Hoblin

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