Ramsey, The Great Whyte c.1955
Photo ref:
R359037
Photo ref:
R359037
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Ramsey in the 1950s was a thriving Fenland town, but it has now declined. Barclays Bank (right) still stands on the corner of Little Whyte, but the other traders have all gone. The last to go was Freeman & Sons, a tobacconist and newsagent's (left), which is now a card shop.
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A Selection of Memories from Ramsey
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 Ramsey
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I wrote the 11 plus exam in Woodhurst in about 1949 and passed! Miracles will never cease!
The school bus didn't come into Woodhurst so we rode our bicycles to Oldhurst, parked them in the garage there (6d a week I think we paid to park there). I remember the bus was overcrowded and I had a pretty girl sit on my knee a few times for the ride.
The old Abbey building didn't seem to ...see more
The shoe shop only closed in 2016 so it was a feature of the Gt Whyte for more than 50 years.
i have memories of ramsey modern school I sang in the choir had a great teacher mrs brougham I also remember mrs lavender and mr tolby especially the bike rides and the roller scateing ring my best friend was janet walker we lost touch when we both moved house Inow live in Windsor have a husband two children and 5 grandchildren still remember my time at ramsey.denise nee belcher
I transferred to Ramsay when my parents moved to Earith in 1955. Imagine my horror to find out that I shared the headmistress' last name, Oddy. I was Carole Oddy and she was Miss Oddy. No relationship that I'm aware of. I loved the school, the beautiful grounds and the building, even as a young girl, I appreciated it. We emigrated to Canada in April, 1957, in the middle of the school year and I was ...see more
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