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- 5 photos on Sutton appear in 4 Frith books - View photos of Sutton
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Trouble tut'mill
Whilst this isn't actually one of my recollections, I do know that Haddenham had at least two mills. One of them being owned back in 1809 by Messrs William and Robert Pate. My Gtx5 Grandfather, Philip Newman was a miller at their mill but unfortunately got 'caught in the workings' and was accidentally killed. Pretty gruesome really - no wonder he was buried the next day.
I'm unsure as to whether this mill is 'killer mill' or whether it was the other mill. I believe that only one is standing today.
A memory of Haddenham contributed by Andrew Martin
Earith, Cook's Drove
Hi, my husband, Tony, was born in Cooks Drove, Earith, in the actual house that's still there to this day. After a year there he moved to St Ives but we now live in Bluntisham.
All his sisters were born in Earith and his dad used to bike to over railway crossing where he worked as the guardsman and crossing guard. But when we moved to St Ives his dad worked for the then St Ives borough council. His dad's name was Ernie Simons, and I wondered if anyone remembers him.
A memory of Earith contributed by noreen simons
Childhood Memories
I was born in Earith High St. at a place called 'The Laurels', long gone I think. I went to school at Earith VC and the head teacher was Mr. Harrison (Pip). My mother kept the Crown pub for a long time and before that the George and Dragon. I would like to hear if anyone is running a web site as I have lots of old pictures I would like to share.
A memory of Earith contributed by bill robins
Growing up in Somersham
I was born in Somersham in 1940, in my grandmother's house, which was 1 West End.
My own house was known then as 6 Trinity Terrace, since changed to 90 High Street. Until the mid 1950s a lot of the houses were quite primitive, no indoor sanitation, the Terrace had a pump for the 6 houses. The only heating was a fire in the living room, the bedrooms were always freezing. My memories are of a friendly village although as youngsters, our only plan was to get out. I started infant school in what is now the library, and the junior school was closer to 'The Cross'. Life, in retrospect, was simple and fun, we, as children, could be absent from ...read more here
A memory of Somersham contributed by Frances Marshallsay
Extracts From Sutton & Cambridgeshire books
Sutton’s church was started in 1366 by Bishop Barnett of Ely, and the octagon - in fact, two octagons, one on top of the other - was doubtless inspired by the octagon adorning Ely Cathedral.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories".
Oats Lane on the left, named after the Oats family who for many generations were the local millers, is still a narrow by-road, but the Green in the distance has been developed with a One Stop shop, a bus stop and a telephone box.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Living Memories".
This village stands on the south-west edge of the Isle of Ely. In the 17th century the fens around Sutton were drained by farmers with the help of wind pumps. The struggle to drain the fen and maintain the banks of the rivers and lodes was endless. The parish church of St Andrew must be the most beautiful of all the fenland churches. The two octagons of the tower can be seen for miles around, and were used as a beacon by those travelling by boat through Willingham Mere.
An extract from from"East Anglia".
This village stands on the south-west edge of the Isle of Ely. In the 17th century the fens around Sutton were drained by farmers, with the help of wind pumps. The struggle to drain the fen and maintain the banks of the rivers and lodes was endless. Celia Fiennes crossed the fens in 1695, and noted that the fens around Sutton were mostly under water.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories".
The parish church of St Andrew must be the most beautiful of all the fenland churches. The two octagons of the tower can be seen for miles around, and were used as a beacon by those travelling by boat through Willingham Mere. The church was begun by Bishop Barnet in 1366, and completed by Bishop Arundel in 1388. The carved heads of Bishop Arundel and King Richard II are in the church porch.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories".