Hemingford Abbots, Village c.1955
Photo ref:
H159044
Photo ref:
H159044
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The Axe and Compass faces the green, still marked by an ancient tree. Around the green are the older thatched cottages and (right) one partly thatched and slated farmhouse that has been extended on either side into two cottage rows. The farmhouse still has shutters to the ground floor windows. The spire of the parish church rises over the roof tops.
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A Selection of Memories from Hemingford Abbots
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. Here are some from Hemingford Abbots
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I have many memories of this place. My grandparents lived in the trailer park you speak of in Hemingford abbots . Their surname is Radford. My grandfather actually made their home on the trailer park I believe and continued to live there after moving up from London after the second world war. His name was Albert Radford and my grandmother Dora Radford . Both have passed away and are laid to rest in ...see more
My father was in the USAF and at the age of 7 I was living in Hemingford Abbotts and stayed there for 3 years. I enjoyed the three years there. We lived in a bungaloo and in back of the bungaloo was a trailer park. We went to the base school which was the pathfinder in Alconbury. I would love to see the village again as to the changes or things that have remained the same.
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