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Mitre, Bridge Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

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According to an information board at the pub, the Mitre was built on the site of two former pubs in around 1878. The forerunners were the Blackmoor’s Head (which had closed in 1856) and the Cock & Magpie. At 17 & 18 Bridge Street in 1881` census. **

Mitre, Bridge Street, Cambridge - in July 2010

Mitre, Bridge Street, Cambridge - in July 2010

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Residents at this address

1752/ (Blackmoor’s Head) Robert Clarke/../../../Pub’s Own Records **

1830/ (Black-a-Moor’s Head)  Francis Bell/../../../Pigot’s Directory of Cambridgeshire 1830-31 **

1839/ (Blackamoor’s Head) Sam. Peacock/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1851/ (Blackmoor’s Head) Simon Barker/../../../Gardner’s Directory **

1852/ (Blackmoors Head) James Ingram/../../../Slater’s Directory **

Cock & Magpie, 18 Bridge Street:
1871/Edward R Lawrence/Wine Merchant, Widow/64/Cambridge, Cambridgeshire/Census
1871/Emily Starmer/Daughter/35/Cambridge, Cambridgeshire/Census
1871/Kate Lawrnce/Daughter/22/Grantchester, Cambridgeshire/Census
1871/Frances Thompson/Servant/19/Coton, Cambridgeshire/Census

1874/ (Cock & Magpie ) William Headdy/../../../Pub’s Own Records **

1879/Thomas William Reilly/../../../Kellys Directory

1881/ (Mitre)  Elizabeth Mays/../../../Pub’s Own Records **

1881/Elizabeth Mays/Licensed Victuallers Wife/33/Sheland/Census
1881/John F Mays/Son/4 months/Cambridge/Census
1881/Julia Mays/Mother, Annuitant, Widow/55/Guernsey, Channel Islands/Census

1883/Arthur Montague Butler/../../../Kellys Directory

1888/Mrs Elizabeth Cue/../../../Kellys Directory

1892/John Rich/../../../Kellys Directory

1896/Mrs Ann Rich/../../../Kellys Directory

1904/Thomas McLachlan/../../../Kellys Directory

1913/E Green/../../../Spalding Directory

1916/Frank E Rice/../../../Kellys Directory

1933/Thos. Stafford Spurgeon/../../../Kelly’s Directory **


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