Linton, High Street c.1955
Photo ref: L459030
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Photo ref: L459030
Photo of Linton, High Street c.1955

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Chaundlers, with multiple gables (left), now divided into cottages, is the oldest timber-framed building in Linton. One cottage has the remains of the 15th-century open hall. The tall house on the right has fire rings at eaves height for ladders to be tied to the wall. A serious fire in Linton was witnessed by Charles Darwin when he was a student.

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Memories of Linton, High Street c1955

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The photograph shows a shop and house which my grandmother ran between 1931 and 1952. It was then run by my uncle until it was sold as a house in 1979. My grandmother's name was Colville and she ran the shop as a general stores. Before the building was a shop it was a public house called the Axe and Compass and part of the building was a cobblers shop. The building itself goes back to 1599.