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Castor, Cambridgeshire
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Historic maps of Castor and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Castor maps
Historic map of Castor
Illustrated Victorian map of Cambridgeshire
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Castor books
Displaying 3 of 8 books about Castor and the local area. View all Castor books
Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories
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£15
Cambridgeshire Living Memories
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£14
Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
2 Castor photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Castor
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Peterborough Grammar School for Girls
Does anyone have photographs of the Grammar School on Cobden Avenue? I was there for a couple of years before I moved away with my family and have vivid memories of the main school buildings and the three storey house on the corner where we also studied. On the way up the hill to school there was a coalyard... [more]
Shared on 24 August 2008
My mum moved here when she was about 7 years old in 1959. Her mum and dad Mr and Mrs Claus owned the fish shop third closest to the camera. Her neighbour Mrs Sansby lived in the middle house. The house nearest to the camera is where my mum lived. She lived here until 1963 she was eleven when she moved.... [more]
Shared on 18 June 2008
Looking at the photo of the row of houses from the top of Fen Street, the house nearest the camera was owned by my grandparents, Betty and Hans Claus and my mother Ann who at that time was about 8 years old (1959). The 3rd house along was also theirs which they had as the fish and chip shop. The house... [more]
Shared on 16 June 2008
North Road looking North from Church Street, Fen Street Junction
Previous memories talk about The Talbot Inn and on the left hand corner (Church Street Corner) Marshall's the newsagents .
Before the village was bypassed around 1956 the Newsagents had previously been a Fish and Chip shop. This was one of two Fish and Chip shops in the village at that time, the second one being down the road to the... [more]
Shared on 03 September 2007
Extracts From Castor & Cambridgeshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Castor, inspired by Frith photos.
Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories
The cruciform church of St Kyneburga is the most important Norman church in Cambridgeshire. An inscription records its consecration in 1124 to the daughter of Paeda, King of Mercia and founder of Peterborough Abbey. The tower is decorated by window openings that are repeated as blind arcades; the spire was added in the 14th century.
This is an extract from Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories.
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Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories
This view looks west along the main road through Castor towards Ailsworth. Both villages feature many delightful stone and timber houses.
This is an extract from Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories.
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Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories
To the west of Castor lies Ermine Street, a Roman road; excavations have shown that the village is built over a large Roman estate. The main road from Peterborough through Castor now continues further west, crossing the Great North Road near Wansford. The Prince of Wales Hotel is advertising Soame ales.
This is an extract from Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories.
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