Hemingford Grey, The River Ouse c.1960
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Photo ref: H408002
Photo of Hemingford Grey, The River Ouse c.1960

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This is a famous view of the Ouse as it bends towards the parish church. The photograph is taken from the slipway near the green. Small motor boats and cabin cruisers are moored by the river banks near the boat house. There is a warning to go dead slow as they pass the boat house.

Memories of Hemingford Grey, the River Ouse c1960

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 Hemingford Grey, The River Ouse c.1960

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I found out that my great great grandparents (Elizabeth and Henry Ablett) and family lived at 11 Victoria Terrace, Hemingford Grey duriing the 1851 census. His occupation was a shoemaker. We visited there from Canada in May of this year and the house is still standing. It was so strange to think that my ancestors lived in this little house 260 years ago! I looked around the back of the row houses and saw ...see more
My sister and her husband Mr. & Mrs. E. Parkinson built a bungalow and shop on the corner of the main street and Pound Road.  They kept it for many years and during that period my Mother and Father moved there and lived in Pound Road for a number of years before returning to Wales.  My wife and I visited a number of times and we sometimes went out on the river in the punts that were moored at the ...see more