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Soham, Cambridgeshire
Soham maps
Historic maps of Soham and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Soham maps
Historic map of Soham
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Soham books
Displaying 3 of 8 books about Soham and the local area. View all Soham books
Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories
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Cambridgeshire Living Memories
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Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
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£11.20
4 Soham photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Soham
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GEORGE AND TAVERN..HIGH STREET
I AM TRACING RELATIVES ON MY FATHERS SIDE...RELATIVES I NEVER GOT TO KNOW. IN DOING MY RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MY FATHERS PARENTS (MY GRANDPARENTS) WERE PUBLICANS OF THE GEORGE AND TAVERN WHICH AT THAT TIME 1900 WAS IN SOHAM HIGH STREET. I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO GET HOLD... [more]
Shared on 20 November 2007
A stream clean enough to eat from
My grandfather's family, the Barbers, who were farmers, lived in Alton House at one end of the village until my grandmother died. My mother remembered the tension on butter-churning days when the milk wouldn't 'turn.' I believe my maternal grandmother, Ethel Kitchener, was born in Soham but I am not sure where. Her sister, when married, lived at the other end... [more]
Shared on 20 December 2006
Cambridgeshire memories
My first experience of England
When my family arrived in England from the US we went straight to our home which was located in Burwell. While my parents went to buy groceries for the kids we were able to start meeting our new playmates in the area. This was my first expereince with the difference in our english language. To this day I... [more]
Shared on 11 August 2008
My grandmother lived along the road past Deacons Lane. I first learned to ride a two-wheeled cycle along that road in 1939.
Shared on 13 May 2009
RAF ELY Hospital 1950''s Reunion
We are holding a Reunion for the servicemen (Regular & National Service) and civilians who worked at RAF Ely Hospital in the 1950's. My Dad did his National Service there in 1953-1954. We are having dinner at the Lamb Hotel on Lynn Street in Ely on Saturday 26th September. There is usually about 20-25 of us and you would be most... [more]
Shared on 13 April 2009
My husband was stationed at the RAF hospital and we lived in married quarters. I taught at the local Primary School, St Audrey's. A friend worked in the little hardware shop on the left. I belonged to the CAT theatre group. We staged musicals in the secondary school. I still have friends living there in Chiefs Street and the Vineyards. We... [more]
Shared on 30 January 2009
My Dad did his National Service at RAF Ely Hospital in 1953/4. We held a reunion at the weekend (27th Sept 08) in the Lamb Hotel which was attended by about 27 people. The Baron of Beef, the Rifleman's (on Lyn Road), the Cutter and the Minster were their favoured pubs. I would love to obtain photos from the 1950s especially... [more]
Shared on 29 September 2008
This place holds special and fond memories for me as I would often travel the 150 miles to meet my very best friend here over the years, to eat and walk along the river. My health is not as it was these days and I have not managed to visit for some time. It amazes me how little the... [more]
Shared on 30 December 2007
Extracts From Soham & Cambridgeshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Soham, inspired by Frith photos.
Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories
Soham's 15th century church tower is an imposing landmark throughout the surrounding fens, so it is not surprising that it also makes a good viewpoint. Between Soham and Wicken once lay a large expanse of water called Soham Mere. It suffered from gradual encroachment by farmers over the centuries, and finally succumbed in the drainage of 1664.
This is an extract from Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories.
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Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories
Soham's 17th century steelyard is attached to the back of the Fountain Inn. It was used for weighing the wagonloads of produce on their way to the market. When it was overhauled in 1929, it was found to be accurate to within two ounces!
This is an extract from Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories.
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Cambridgeshire Living Memories
Of the two public houses shown here on the wide main street leading up to St Andrew's church, only the Fountain (centre right), originally known as the Crown and rebuilt after a fire in 1900, is still trading. The Crown Hotel (left) became a private dwelling house when the licensees Mr and Mrs Charles Bullen retired in the late 1960s.
This is an extract from Cambridgeshire Living Memories.
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