Great Shelford

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Milestone Cottage

My name is Jacqueline Erickson Morgan.  I lived in Milestone Cottage from August 1968 - January 1971.  I know this thatched cottage as Milestone Cottage; the name was due to the Milestone in front of the cottage that indicated the number of miles to Cambridge and to London.  

The house number of the cottage was,  I believe, 14 Whittlesford Rd.
This thatched cottage was absolutely delightful.   My ex husband was doing post doctoral research at the MRC lab in Cambridge and Milestone Cottage was home.
It was tiny, 4 tiny rooms, 2 up and 2 down, brick floors downstairs.  No hot water in the kitchen, no heat except for a fireplace in the living room and a storage heater ...read more here
A memory of Little Shelford contributed by jacqueline morgan

To Ron Goodliffe - A Trumpington Ploughman 1946 - 1958

My late father worked for the Pemberton Estate as a tractor driver from 1946 to around 1958.
I offer below, in his memory, an extract from the tribute I composed for his funeral in March 2005.

But, there was another love in your life,
by the name of Allis-Chalmers.
And you spent many hours alone in her company
as she ploughed each field with furrows.

As a child I’d sometimes join you on her ample bench type seat.
The constant roar of the engine and the screaming of the gulls
made conversation difficult
and I often fell asleep.

So you’d put your strong arm round me,
to stop me falling and getting crushed,
and we’d plough ...read more here
A memory of Trumpington contributed by Brian Goodliffe

Florence Pansy Muggleton

Florence Pansy Muggleton born in Grantchester 1920 can trace her family back to her great, great grandparents Joseph Muggleton and Mary Ann Boutle who married at Grantchester church on 17th January 1822.  Flo has many memories over the years of the village.  She moved from the village in 1945 but still kept in contact via her family.  If anyone has any queries about the village pre 1942 she will try and help you and can be contacted via her daughter Gill Casper at gillian.casper@ntlworld.com.
A memory of Grantchester contributed by First name Last name

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