Bluntisham, Cambridgeshire

From the Barnardo Boy in Bluntisham

I would love to hear from Sybil Merryweather's daughter, I don't know what happened, I did answer you, and any others who remember that time.
Irwin Parker.

I was a Barnardoe's boy

I have received a dud email from a Gavin Ashton, please get in contact again, I would like to hear from you.
Irwin Parker
Also I am looking for a reply from others.

I was a Dr Banardo's boy

I was a Dr Banardo's boy. I was with Mrs F Ashton for about 3 yrs, at the homestead, which I think has since gone, it was an old pub. I had very happy memories of Bluntisham, if there is anyone who remembers me, I would like to hear from you.
Our head teacher was Mrs Xmas.
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Evacuees

I was evacuated to Bluntisham from south London and stayed with the Reverend Kirby (Minister of the Chapel) and his wife and daughter Patricia.
I used to attend the Chapel regularly. I remember it well and they were very kind to me.

Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories

The church of St Mary is built on a knoll above the Ouse. It has an outstanding polygonal apse, rare in England; it was built in the 14th century, when the nave was extended to meet the new tower and spire. The two porches bear the inscription '1656 GPITS' and 'TCI'.

Cambridgeshire Living Memories

We are standing almost at the corner of the High Street, with the old rectory (home of the famous authoress Dorothy Sayers) hidden behind the wall on the right. Behind the trees on the right is the gardener's cottage, with the tradesmen's entrance to the rectory around the side.

Cambridgeshire Living Memories

The Baptists have been recorded in Bluntisham since the mid 17th century; a Meeting House was built on this site in 1787, and rebuilt in 1874. With bright blue woodwork set against locally made bricks, this is an eye-catching building. The railings in the foreground were recently replaced with a brick wall.