March, St Wendreda's Church 1929

Photo ref: 81922

Photo ref: 81922

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The roof of St Wendreda's Church is a testament to the carpenter's art, a hammerbeam roof with one hundred and twenty angels playing musical instruments. Tradition has it that it survived the destruction wrought during Henry VIII's Reformation because the townspeople treated the Commissioners to a marvellous feast - which quite obviously took the wind out of their sails!

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A Selection of Memories from March

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 March

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Off Grid Living

Im hoping that local residents from the late 40s onwards can help. I remember travelling with my family late 1950s to vistit some relations who lived in March, in train carrages bolted together. My memories are vague but they were jolted today as I was looking for information on a cousin of my father and found someone with the same name who died in Cambridgeshire. The carrages were in what I would describe as a ...see more

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Added 19 January 2022

Robert Bond

Hi Does any one remember The Boot and Shoe pub in West End March? I am doing some research for a friend whose family resided in March for many years and one such resident was Robert Bond who was a publican at the above pub on the 1861 Census Any information or photos would be gratefully received!!!

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Added 14 January 2021

Robingoodfellows Rec

Yes, you are right. This is the rec, I used to play there as a boy; you can see the toilets in the background. Looking at this picture you had the slide behind that, the swings, then the roundabout and last the rocking horse.