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Hemingford Abbots photos
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Hemingford Abbots maps
Historic maps of Hemingford Abbots and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Hemingford Abbots maps
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Hemingford Abbots books
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Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories
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Cambridgeshire Living Memories
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Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories
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My father was in the USAF and at the age of 7 I was living in Hemingford Abbotts and stayed there for 3 years. I enjoyed the three years there. We lived in a bungaloo and in back of the bungaloo was a trailer park. We went to the base school which was the pathfinder in Alconbury. I would love to... [more]
Shared on 29 January 2009
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My sister and her husband Mr. & Mrs. E. Parkinson built a bungalow and shop on the corner of the main street and Pound Road. They kept it for many years and during that period my Mother and Father moved there and lived in Pound Road for a number of years before returning to Wales. My wife and I visited a... [more]
Shared on 16 February 2007
St Ann's Lane / Black Bull pub
Hi, I'm trying to find some people: Doris May Fisher born 1910 and Harry William Fisher born 1913, both born at St Ann's Lane, Godmanchester. Their parents were Harry William Fisher and Gertrude Church. Harry William senior died in 1932. Apparently the last address for Harry junior was Cambridge Villas, also someone told me Harry junior was hit by a police... [more]
Shared on 28 March 2009
My 3 x great-grandfather William Lightfoot was born in 1809 in Roxton, Bedfordshire. He was a grocer. His wife was Mary Jane Lightfoot (nee Clarke). They had 5 children, 3 of whom worked in the shop. The youngest son James (1846) was born in St Ives, he and his brother John Scott Lightfoot were painters. The family moved between 1861 and... [more]
Shared on 16 August 2009
Hi I am researching my family tree. The name is Matthews My great great grandfather James came from St Ives, his son was Louis Matthews, they were cattle dealers and lived in Needingworth Rd from 1840 onwards. If anyone has any info it would be fantastic as I'm not making much progress. They both had a lot of children, James had... [more]
Shared on 25 January 2009
The year this picture was taken I lived in a flat above the Rendevous Cafe in the building directly behind the statue. Owned by Pat and John Harvey, this was home to a newly arrived American family, and this town has lived in the hearts of my sister and me ever since. I love to return whenever I can and am... [more]
Shared on 21 October 2006
I remember Huntingdon's High Street in 1965. I was only a little girl then, holding on to my grandmother's hand. My grandparents were Kate and Reginald Wayman and they lived in Hartford Road opposite the River Ouse. Nanna and I would often walk to the town centre and she'd buy me a 'Pixie' comic; there were some lovely shops, I remember... [more]
Shared on 17 June 2009
Extracts From Hemingford Abbots & Cambridgeshire books
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Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories
The parish church of St Margaret is built from local brown cobbles. The tower has a fine spire divided by two decorative bands above the spire lights. The chancel was rebuilt in c1800 in yellow brick. Children walk across the green.
This is an extract from Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories.
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Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories
Until the 13th century, Huntingdon was a port on the River Great Ouse. Then the powerful Abbot of Ramsey built a weir across the river on his land at Hemingford Abbots, and he persuaded the Lord of neighbouring Hemingford Grey to do likewise. The explanation was to harness the river to drive watermills, but the real reason was to block navigation... [more]
This is an extract from Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories.
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Huntingdon, St Neots and St Ives Photographic Memories
It is sometimes almost unbelievable when we realise how much of our heritage has been destroyed during the past century. This beautiful house would seem to be such an important asset to the village, but like so many others, all trace of it has now gone. In its place stands a row of brick terraced cottages. In the distance, the thatched building with the brick chimney forms part of the original village school and the School House. We may be thankful that... [more]
This is an extract from Huntingdon, St Neots and St Ives Photographic Memories.
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