1861 21 Hobson Street
Charles Cowles, 34, groom, b Cambridge
Betsey, 35, b Shelford
William, 14, French polisher, b Ireland
Selina, 11, b Cambridge
Charles, 8, b Cambridge
1871 ?
1881 21 Hobson Street
Joseph Gelby, 43, groom, b West Wratting
Emma, 43, b West Wratting
Mary E, 16, b West Wratting
1891 21 Hobson St
Jesse Butler, 27, groom, b Swaffham Bulbeck
Amelia, 27, b Swaffham Bulbeck
William E, 3 mos, b Cambridge
1901 21 Hobson Street
William Blackwell, 32, coachman, b Cambridge
Emma, 27, b Hunts
Louisa E, 3, b Cambridge
William A Blackwell, 7 mos,
1911 The Cambridge Automobile & Engineering Co Ltd
Harry Smith, 26, garage man (in charge), b Trumpington
1913
Cambridge Automobile and Engineering Co Ltd
R de la Rue & Cuthbert Foster, managing directors
H Oswin Mills, secretary
1916
1921
Central Cinema opened and was rebuilt in 1930.
1928
1930
Central Cinema built
Cambridge Historic Core Appraisal report notes the tiled glazed facade and its Egyptienne style.
1939
Fire at Central Cinema spread to Cambridge Motor Service Company causing £2,000 damage.
1962
Central Cinema
2021
Building of Local Interest. Planning proposals for the site were published in 2021. A commentary on these can be found here:
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