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St Ives, Cromwell Statue 1901
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Shortly before this photograph was taken, the Town Council approved an expenditure of £850 to be paid to Frederick Pomeroy RA for the design and execution of a statue of the Lord Protector. It had originally been envisaged that it should stand in Huntingdon, but the town had always had Royalist inclinations and there was little interest from the people. Cromwell had lived at St Ives from 1631 to 1635, and the townsfolk took the project to heart. The globes in the photograph were made of copper, and were part of the original design. They were removed in the 1970s and never replaced.

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A Selection of Memories from St Ives

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 St Ives

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Tractors
Monday market, being taken there by my Mum to do the shopping and then being indulged by the generous salesmen from Standens agricultural engineers and allowed to sit up in the (then) enormous cab and glory in watching our market hub-bub flowing past whilst imagining myself ploughing some vast Fen field. ( Genetics? My eldest son is now an agricultural equipment engineer and has always loved being around the machines.)
St Ives, Market Hill c1955
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Added 26 October 2011

Grocer Of Bridge Street
My 3 x great-grandfather William Lightfoot was born in 1809 in Roxton, Bedfordshire. He was a grocer. His wife was Mary Jane Lightfoot (nee Clarke). They had 5 children, 3 of whom worked in the shop. The youngest son James (1846) was born in St Ives, he and his brother John Scott Lightfoot were painters. The family moved between 1861 and 1871 to Merryland, St Ives. I am a descendant of William and Mary's eldest son William (1841) who became a grocer and tea dealer in Northampton.
St Ives, Bridge Street 1898
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Looking For Matthews
Hi I am researching my family tree. The name is Matthews  My great great grandfather James came from St Ives, his son was Louis Matthews, they were cattle dealers and lived in Needingworth Rd from 1840 onwards. If anyone has any info it would be fantastic as I'm not making much progress. They both had a lot of children, James had 6, Louis was married twice and had 9! I must have some rellys out there! Here's hoping.
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The Rendevous Cafe
The year this picture was taken I lived in a flat above the Rendevous Cafe in the building directly behind the statue.  Owned by Pat and John Harvey, this was home to a newly arrived American family, and this town has lived in the hearts of my sister and me ever since. I love to return whenever I can and am happy to feel right at home again each time!
St Ives, Cromwell Memorial c1955
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Added 21 October 2006

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