Grantchester, The Rose And Crown c.1965
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Photo of Grantchester, The Rose And Crown c.1965

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The Rose and Crown, now the Rupert Brooke, has been extended at the front, losing the outside seating area. The change in name reflects the growing interest in Rupert Brooke, the First World War poet from this village. The nearby Grantchester Tea Rooms houses an excellent collection of photographs and exhibits about the poet and his contemporaries.

Memories of Grantchester, the Rose and Crown 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 Grantchester, The Rose And Crown c.1965

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George Robert Brown was my Grandfather. He was manager (or whatever the title was) in the Rose and Crown from 1950/51 until 1953/54. I lived there as a baby, born 1st March 1953. Although some years younger I feel an affinity with Pink Floyd and in particular, David Gilmour who lived in the village and of course, a track from their album, Ummagumma, Grantchester Meadows is a favourite because I fished there as a ...see more