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Wisbech Town and City Memories
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The Cromwell Museum
Better known today as The Cromwell Museum!!
A memory of Huntingdon contributed by Korina Morris
Michells Boutique
My first job as a 15year old was a sales assistant in a newly opened boutique just off Market Place. The shop was 'Michelles' and it had one foot in the fashion world where corsets abounded and the other in the exciting mini skirted fashion trend. There were two side windows that were often 'dressed' to appeal to holidaymakers walking up from the boat moorings. Roger and Pauline Wilkinson were the owners and the shop was opposite the Electricity Board Showrooms. I used to bike from Little Paxton to get to work, across the common. I would love to know what happened to the Wilkinsons as I lost touch when I moved from the area I ...read more here
A memory of St Neots contributed by Marilyn Messenger
Spaldwick Windmill & The Belton Family
The Belton family has a long association with Spaldwick as millers, witnessed by a hill being in the family name, (O.S. map 153), just north of the village.
My mother's sister Violet Bass, from nearby Kimbolton, was married to John Belton.
John, my uncle, inherited the windmill as well as a further windmill at Alconbury and a *water driven mill at Houghton, now owned by the National Trust. The Belton family had a very healthy corn milling business in this area of Huntingdonshire, (sad that it had to be gobbled up by Cambs.). I have documents associated with the business as well as John's 'verge' pocket watch, which formerly belonged to a "Charles" Belton, (father?). I have also, letters written ...read more here
A memory of Spaldwick contributed by Paul Digby
Eynesbury House
My first husband, David Beames, and I, moved into Eynesbury House in July, 1968, and our first son, Andrew, was born at Mill Road Hospital, Cambridge, a few weeks later. William was born in 1971, also at Mill Road. Both boys went to St. Mary's Primary School, Eynesbury. (They are now both married and living in America. I have two lovely grand-daughters, Mary and Catherine (Andy's children). Will married a nice girl called Janna two years ago, but so far no sign of children.) I joined the St. Neots Musicmakers a short time after Andrew's birth. We all found St. Neots a very friendly place, and were happy there. Unfortunately my husband had to move North when his office closed, and ...read more here
A memory of Eynesbury contributed by Jenny Given
Extracts From Buckden & Cambridgeshire books
Here we see two fine old coaching inns - the Lion, on the left, dating back to 1500, and the 18th-century George Hotel on the right. It is the early days of motoring, and the hotels are clearly competing against each other with the facilities on offer, including inspection pits! Further down the street, we see a wonderfully-posed assortment of turn-of-the-century trades - a delivery boy in his striped apron, someone pushing a cart with a water barrel, and the village postman.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories".
The man with the horse and cart on the left is at the village pump, which is situated in front of the Methodist Chapel.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories".
The gatehouse has distinctive diaper brick patterning and the arms of Bishop John Russel (1480-94). It stands between the Great Tower on the left and Buckden Towers on the right, built in 1872 for Marshall Snelgrove. The Great Tower and the gatehouses and curtain walls are all that remain of the buildings that was once the palace of the Bishops of Lincoln; the great hall and chapel were demolished in the 19th century. Queen Catherine of Aragon resided at the palace in 1533 and 1534.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories".
Although the church of St Mary’s has many interesting points, clearly the main object of interest in this picture is the building next door, Buckden Palace. Although but a fraction of the original 15th century palace, this nevertheless impressive building was the residence of the Bishops of Lincoln up until 1842. Katherine of Aragon was imprisoned in one of the corner turrets for a year after her marriage to Henry VIII was annulled.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories".
Across the road from the Lion is another coaching inn, built originally with a courtyard plan but re-fronted in the early 18th century. It has galleried timber-framed rear wings. The large projecting inn sign is to catch the attention of travellers. The Lion is receiving a delivery of Jordan Addington mineral waters.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories".