Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire
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Swaffham Prior maps
Historic maps of Swaffham Prior and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Swaffham Prior maps
Historic map of Swaffham Prior
Illustrated Victorian map of Cambridgeshire
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Swaffham Prior books
Displaying 3 of 8 books about Swaffham Prior and the local area. View all Swaffham Prior books
Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories
Paperback
£15
Cambridgeshire Living Memories
Paperback
£14
Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
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Memories of Swaffham Prior
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I am assured that my memory is not playing tricks on me when I recall elephants living in the large garden close to Dr Pritchard's old surgery. The nuns at the convent off the A 10 road used to terrify my sister and I. They were all partially visible behind a decorative gridded screen to the side of their chapel, black-clad... [more]
Shared on 10 February 2009
I lived in the cottage next to the Chapel, and played with Wendy, we used to cycle to Upware and Wicken fen. At one point we would sit on the haystacks after the farmers had finished them. I would go horse riding in the corn cut fields, wonderful thing to do.
One good memory was when it snowed, Mrs Dowdswell... [more]
Shared on 12 February 2007
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
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
Extracts From Swaffham Prior & Cambridgeshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Swaffham Prior, inspired by Frith photos.
Cambridge Photographic Memories
The cyclists here obviously felt sufficiently safe not to worry too much about hugging the kerb and avoiding brushes with the traffic. The practice of parking a bicycle by leaning it on one pedal against the kerb is rarely seen these days.
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Cambridge Photographic Memories
With their knee-length breeches and caps, the word that comes to mind is 'urchins'. More to the point, one wonders just what it was they were conspiring about when the photographer set up to take this photograph!
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Cambridge Photographic Memories
There are some obvious posers in this photograph. Peering over the thatched roof is the battlemented octagon of the village church, rebuilt after two collapses in the 18th century.
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