Hilton, Potton Road 1958
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Photo ref: H440010
Photo of Hilton, Potton Road 1958

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This quiet village road is now a 'rat run' for motorists avoiding hold-ups on the A14. So frantic has the traffic become, that the second thatched cottage was hit by a lorry twice in one year, losing the corner wall and its thatch.

A Selection of Memories from Hilton

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 Hilton

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I lived in Hardwick, near Hilton in the late 1940's and early 50's. The travelling fish and chip man in a White Morris or Ford van used to park in the village main street. We children used to love to get our 6d (six penny)worth of chips from the back counter, wrapped in newspaper. Mum or Dad would come out with us if we were getting the evening Fish and Chips for the family. Our man used to go every ...see more