The Grand Arcade archaeological report of 2019 (p.260) notes that this frontage was combined behind a single facade c.1866-9 when it was occupied by chemist Henry James Church. There are three symbols on the keystones of the first floor window arches. The southernmost is a foliage decoration with a stylized lotus flower at the top; in the centre is Caduceus, two snakes entwined around the winged staff of Hermes, generally taken to be a symbol of the medical profession; the northernmost is a bunch of grapes flanked by vine tendrils. These are closely paralleled by a more extensive series on 41-45 Sidney Street.
1851
(18?) unnumbered
Sally Henson, 46, lodging house keeper, b Suffolk
Jane, 15, b cambridge
Amelia, 11, b Cambridge
Henry, 9, b Cambridge
Frederick, 7, b Cambridge
Selina, 4, b Cambridge
(19?)
Henry Bunting, 25, college servant, b Fenstanton
Susan, 26, b Cherry Hinton
1861
(18)
John Christmas, 40, solicitor, b Cambridge
Sarah Richardson, 36, house servant, b St Ives
(19)
Joseph G Oliver, 73, tobacconist and tea dealer, b Rutland
Sarah, 42, artist in hair and pearl stringer, b Suffolk
Lucy, 31, artist in hair, b London
Joseph G, grandson, 4, b Cambridge
Henry Atkins, 42, clerk to auctioneer, b Cambridge
Emily Bevis, 18, house servant, b Chesterton
1871 (18 & 19)
Henry Church, 36, chemist and druggist, b Herts
Ellen Rosa, 28, b Bucks
Edward H, 4, b Cambridge
Ellen Mary, 2, b Cambridge
Frank Thompson, 16, apprentice, b Suffolk
Ann Dean, 18, servant, Cambs
Rachel Allgood, 20, servant, b Coton
1881 (19) Chemists Shop
Henry Church, 46, chemist
Ellen
Edward H
Ellen M, 12, b Cambridge
Frank
Charles H Morse, 26, assistant to chemist, b Herts
Arthur B Chater, 19, assistant to chemist, b essex
Mary A Brooks, 24, servant, b Norfolk
Mary A Dean, 18, servant, b Little Swaffham
1891 (19)
Henry Church, 56, chemist, b Herts
Ellen A, 49, b Bucks
Edward H, 24, chemists assistant, b Cambridge
Frank P, 18, solicitors pupil, b Cambridge
Louis White, 26, chemists assistant, b Soham
Elizabeth Holmes, 27, cook, b Cambridge
Mary Ann Gotobed, 27, housemaid, b Sutton
1901 (18-19)
John Collin, 27, pharmaceutical chemist, b Kirtling
Harold A, 16, b Kirtling
Alice Staughton, housekeeper, 35, housekeeper, b Abbotsley
Ellen Watts, housemaid, 18, b Cherry Hinton
1911
Edward Harry Church, 44, pharmaceutical chemist, b Cambridge
James Alexander Sharpley, boarder, 27, pharmacist, b Lincs
Alice Staughton, housekeeper, 46, b Abbotsley
Daisy May Marsh, servant, 19, b Bottisham
1913 (18/19)
Church & Son, pharmaceutical chemists
Edward H Church
1936
George Peck and Son Ltd had acquired these premises as their third chemists by 1936.
Janet Simpson née Hobson grew up in Cambridge and worked as an apprentice at G Peck and Son.
1962
(18/19) G Peck and Son chemists
(19) United Friendly Insurance
(19) Miss M Jarvis
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