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Bluntisham photos

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Bluntisham maps

Historic maps of Bluntisham and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Bluntisham maps

Bluntisham map

Historic map of Bluntisham

Cambridgeshire map

Illustrated Victorian map of Cambridgeshire

Bluntisham map

Historic Map of any Bluntisham postcode

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Bluntisham books

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Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories
Paperback
$30

Cambridgeshire Living Memories
Paperback
$28

Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
$28

Bluntisham books
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Memories of Bluntisham

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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.

Shared on 28 November 2008 by 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.

Shared on 28 October 2008 by Irwin Parker.

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.
Just if I may... [more]

Shared on 27 April 2008 by Irwin Parker.

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.

Shared on 01 June 2006 by Pat Newton.

Cambridgeshire memories

village website for Earith is now launched,..

Hi Bill,

I saw your comments on the FrancisFrith site.
I live in Earith (70 High St) and recently created a website for the village (www.earithvillage.com).

I would absolutely love to get in contact with you and get copies of your photos for the website,.. would be a really valuable addition to the site.

Feel free to... [more]

Shared on 08 January 2009 by Dusan Hamlin.

School Master's House, High Street

Anyone living in Earith before 1970 will know my name, not because of me, but through my father, Don Guymer, and my mother Beryl.  Dad was known because of the haulage firm he used to run out of the house in the High Street.

What I would dearly love is to find some photos of the house as it used... [more]

Shared on 26 December 2008 by Russ Guymer.

Earith, Cook's Drove

Hi, my husband, Tony, was born in Cooks Drove, Earith, in the actual house that's still there to this day. After a year there he moved to St Ives but we now live in Bluntisham.
All his sisters were born in Earith and his dad used to bike to over railway crossing where he worked as the guardsman and crossing... [more]

Shared on 20 September 2008 by Noreen Simons.

RE: Childhood Memories

I was wondering if anyone has any information about the house/houses that used to be at 113 High. I understand that it was once a cottage and a house. If anyone can provide any information, old pictures we can scan, what the house was used for (we have found a lot of horseshoes), or who lived there, we would be very... [more]

Shared on 05 October 2008 by Wendy Oldfield.

Extracts From Bluntisham & Cambridgeshire books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Bluntisham, inspired by Frith photos.

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.

This is an extract from Cambridgeshire Living Memories.
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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.

This is an extract from Cambridgeshire Living Memories.
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