Earith Was in Huntingdonshire (and Still Is!)

I was born in St Ives in 1939 but lived in Earith at what is now number 43. Next door was my Grandad's grocer's shop - Bert Russell. I moved to Peterborough in 1958 where I still live. I could write a lot about Earith - must find the time. Earith was a good place to live - we had a main road, a good river for fishing and lots of characters, like Bill Hinkins, the coalman; Mr Pledger the High Street Farmer and Stan Doe, the keeper of pigs in the High Street. Lou Barnes was a great character - he collected scrap - he had some ducks on the river. Mr Armes was the landlord of The Crown and Albert Maile had the garage and Riverview Hotel in the High Street. He had an old Lanchester car. Eric Hard had the farm near the Hermitage - oh I could go on - its history which must not be lost.