Eynesbury, St Mary Street c.1965
Photo ref: E216050
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Photo ref: E216050
Photo of Eynesbury, St Mary Street c.1965

More about this scene

Almost exactly the same view as No 39994 (pages 16-17) shows that little has changed: even the bicycle, albeit a little more modern in design, seems to form the main method of transport. A shopping precinct has replaced the building in the right foreground. On the right, Knowles bakery has become a Chinese take-away, and the nearest foreground building is occupied by the St Neots Motor Cycle Company. The fish and chip shop sporting the Walls ice-cream sign (beyond the bakery) and today occupied by St Neots Picture Gallery was the home of the Tebbutt family, who were well known champion Fen ice skaters.

Memories of Eynesbury, St Mary Street c1965

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Eynesbury, St Mary Street c.1965

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Hello, I was born at Paxton Park in 1948. My mum was Sheila Shepherd, daughter of Lilian and Percy. Mum married Horace Hermitage who was stationed there, they married and went off to live in Kent but she came back to St Neots to have my sister Carole. I remember so well the train journey from Kent to go and stay with Nan 'n Grandad, they lived in Ferreres Avenue, as did Aunty Ursula and her husband Gorden ...see more
My first husband, David Beames, and I, moved into Eynesbury House in July, 1968, and our first son, Andrew, was born at Mill Road Hospital, Cambridge, a few weeks later. William was born in 1971, also at Mill Road. Both boys went to St. Mary's Primary School, Eynesbury. (They are now both married and living in America. I have two lovely grand-daughters, Mary and Catherine (Andy's children). Will married a nice girl ...see more