No. 30: Former house/shop
No. 30 Broad Street was a tiny shop (left). It was demolished in 1923 by Hertford College when they expanded northwards from their 1898 building on the corner of New College Lane right up to the Indian Institute. The new building that they built on the site (right) is much taller, matching the Indian Institute in height
No. 30 (the dwelling to the north of the octagonal chapel) was occupied by William Dutton in 1871, Thomas Richardson in 1765, John Collis in 1789 and 1808, John Castell, tailor in 1822 and 1837.
In 1851 30 Broad Street was occupied by Anne Newark, a widowed dressmaker of 50, her 11-year-old daughter, and three lodgers.
In the 1861 it was occupied by a tobacconist, William Bacon, and his wife and five children: the eldest, William T. Bacon, was also a tobacconist, and is still listed here with his father in 1881.
The picture on the left shows No. 30 in about 1920, when it was occupied by Williams, a wardrobe dealer
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Occupants of the original house at 30 Broad Street listed in directories |
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1839 |
Archibald Kerr, Boot & Shoe Maker |
1846 |
Frances Holt, Stay maker |
1852 |
A. Quartermain, Breeches maker & glover |
1861–1893 |
William Bacon, Tobacconist & Cricketing & lawn tennis outfitters |
1894–1896 |
Turner Bros., Tobacconists & athletic outfitters |
1898 |
Mrs Williams, Fancy repository |
1899–1923 |
George E. Williams, Wardrobe dealer (E.A. Williams from 1912) |
Demolished in 1923 to make room for the expansion of Hertford College |
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