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- 4 photos on Histon appear in 3 Frith books - View photos of Histon
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sweet shop
my g.g.g. grandparents the Nixons had a sweet shop at 26 Petty Cury in the 1850s to early 1880s. Anybody ant news or pics?
A memory of Cambridge contributed by sylvia finch
Marshall's Airport
I lived at 14 The Homing, Meadowlands, Cambridge which was close to the airport. I was 8 years old in 1955. Often on sunny weekends, my Mum would takes us on a walk over to the airport.
It was a quiet relaxed place in those days. There was no kind of airport security, and you could stroll through the gate and sit down on benches to watch the odd Tiger Moth taxi over to the runway and take off. The pilots would fly over and wave.
I remember watching a Venom jet fighter being started up and all the sudden noise compared to the previous peace and quiet. Occasionally we would walk down by the taxi way, and watch ...read more here
A memory of Cambridge contributed by Chris Birkbeck
My sister.
The lady on the left by the railings of King's College is my older sister then aged 22. We lived in Cambridge until 1922 and I was a pupil at Cambridge High School during the First World War. I am now 93.
A memory of Cambridge contributed by M Helyer
grandad lack
Hello again. I don`t know when Grandad Lack was born. I have no contakt with any of the Lack family because my mother remarried after my father Eric Lack died. Let me know if you find a link between the Lacks
Anna Stearn
A memory of Willingham contributed by anna stearn
Extracts From Histon & Cambridgeshire books
There used to be two churches in Histon, but St Etheldreda’s, not far from this one, St Andrew’s, was demolished in 1588 to provide materials for a new wing at Madingley Hall.
An extract from from"Cambridge Photographic Memories".
Filling stations are no longer allowed to have their pumps directly adjacent to pavements, but in the days of the dependable ash-framed Morris Traveller, it was pretty much the norm. Histon is where Mr Chivers started making jam in a barn in 1873.
An extract from from"Cambridge Photographic Memories".
We can see of Wightmans’ hardware shop, and on either side are the garage’s petrol pumps. Small shops on the other side of the street sell Lyons cakes, Woodbines, and Walls ice cream. We can see the sign of the Barley Mow, which is set back from the street.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories".
Just past the Village Green, the Boot (left), one of the oldest pubs in the village, and the Barley Mow beyond, are both still trading, although the General Stores between them has been demolished to make a car park. This is one of the few villages where the post office (right) has survived intact.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Living Memories".
The open green and the large pond beyond the trees are surrounded by houses and cottages. The steps up to the village pump were built so that water churns could be filled from a cart.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories".