Grantchester Road c1960, Trumpington
Grantchester Road c1960, Trumpington Ref: T94028
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Memories of Grantchester Road c1960, Trumpington
I Lived in Those Cottages!1948 - 1957-Ish
In 1946 my late father, Ron Goodliffe, got a job as a tractor driver for the vast Pemberton estate, and we moved into one of their tied-cottages in Swans Yard, that used to be off the High Street. Then, in 1948, we moved into 18 Grantchester Road which is the white cottage that's set back in the photo. In those days it was known as Dated Cottage, as it had the year 1654 on the front in big metal numerals; plus a plaque depicting the rays of the sun with a smiley face in the middle. Many years later I found out that these plaques used to be affixed to properties covered by The Sun Fire Insurance Company. In around 1954 we moved next-door-but-one to number 22 Grantchester Road, still known as Park Cottage. This was the far end of the thatched building that is furthest away on the photo. In those days it contained two residences. In fact it may have originally been built as three residences as there... Read more
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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 ‘till after sunset
then bike home through the dusk.
This is how we bonded...
a father and his son...
In silence...on a tractor...
the three of us as one.
Many hours I spent in your company
through all seasons on the farm.
The other... Read more
