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Huntingdon, High Street c.1955
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In the foreground on the left is the Huntingdon Co-operative store, but overshadowing the whole of the street is the spire of Trinity Church. This was a bold statement of the strength of non-conformity in the town; at 182 feet, it outshone the seemingly insignificant towers of the parish churches. Trinity Church was built in 1867-68 for the Baptists and the Congregationalists, and Potto Brown of Houghton contributed £12,000 towards the cost. The planners of the new town centre had no place in their design for this beautiful building, and it was swept away in 1965-66 and replaced by a branch of Tesco. A new Trinity Free Church was built in Buttsgrove Way.

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A Selection of Memories from Huntingdon

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 Huntingdon

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Childhood.
I was born with my twin sister in 1947 at Paxton Park maternity hospital in Stukely. Baptised at All Saints. We lived with my grandparents in Avenue Road and attended Waldren Rd CofE school. My Uncle was born in theOldCottages in shakespear place. My Mother,Uncle and older sister all went to Huntingdon Grammer school and my Gran was housekeeper there for many years. I loved living there as a child and have many fond memories of the Town.
Huntingdon, High Street c1965
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Mr Wolfe The Butcher
Mr Wolfe owned the butchers shop in Huntingdon. I learnt years later that he spoke up for a member of our family when needed otherwise our lives may have been very different. He was such a generous man, I was about 8 when I would shop for my great Auntie and Mr Wolfe would give me some chocolate squares from a large bar that he kept under the counter and would send some sausages for my Great auntie some 50 ...see more
Huntingdon, High Street c1965
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Happy Holidays
I used to spend Holidays at my Auntie Flo;s in Great Northern Street, Huntingdon in the 1950s early 1960s .Fond memories of going through back gate on to the common,standing in cow pats and collecting wild mushrooms. Remember there was a butchers in the High Street that made fantastic sausages and Dad would always buy loads and take some home to Sussex when we went home.
Huntingdon, High Street c1965
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Oxmoor Estate

In 1961 my parents and I were one of the first families to move to the Oxmoor Estate from London. I attended the new building of St Peter's School on St Peter's Hill. At that time Huntingdon was a small town compared to what it is now. My parents were Joe & Rose Heywood and we lived at 13 Elm Close, the very first block of houses to be built.
Huntingdon, High Street c1965
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