Fen Alley North Street Entrance

A Memory of Stilton.

to right of picture is a sign pointing to fen alley or jetty saying to FEN ALLEY and Yaxley Foot road one house out of 13 is still left in alley no10 this was Woolner family they sold fruit Mr Ward parked his lorry here Hensons had haulage yard this end Many years ago there was a Ford here and Jetty done away with when built a tunnel 1800s the two houses on right pulled down were listed buildings replaced with 1980s building now derelict a security fence has also been erected no10 still looks nice opposite was Chapmans Bakery and craft shop left of picture near lorry this closed 1990s in previeous picture is 1950s billboard behind it was a ruin of a house demolished 1930s it was the same as Dr Scmieters house now bungalow and chalet bungalow behind that opposite number 10 North Street in Fen Ally was a Another large stone ruin shown on maps over 200 years old as a ruin the cottages in the middle were also the same so you had three houses the same the whole area was owned by 5th great uncle Joeseph Vise he was part of the Gentry hence Fen Alley being called The Gentrys Lane my 5th Great Grand mother and Joeseph Vise wife were sisters they were also part of the gentry they moved to there farm at Alconbury with my mum and dad moving back to ally to set up ice cream business my father wrote this Terry Sturman found in his notes after his death also the Talbot pub you can see original arch you see from the picture how historic Stilton looked