Melbourn

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A ghost in Melbourn High Streeet

I lived at 65 High Street from 1964 to 1971. The two little figures on the left of the photo are my two daughters, Lisa and Jane. We shared our house with a ghost who, we believe, was Miss Howard, who had previously lived there. Her father owned the baker's shop next door and had built the two houses next to it. Miss Howard 'appeared' to both my daughters at different times, when they were 18 months old and 3 years old, and I think that, at that young age, they were not capable of inventing such a story. Our dog was also aware of her presence, and over the years we were there, we frequently heard her walking about, along ...read more here
Contributed by Joycee Davey

A ghost in Melbourn High Streeet

I lived at 65 High Street from 1964 to 1971. The two little figures on the left of the photo are my two daughters, Lisa and Jane. We shared our house with a ghost who, we believe, was Miss Howard, who had previously lived there. Her father owned the baker's shop next door and had built the two houses next to it. Miss Howard 'appeared' to both my daughters at different times, when they were 18 months old and 3 years old, and I think that, at that young age, they were not capable of inventing such a story. Our dog was also aware of her presence, and over the years we were there, we frequently heard her walking about, along ...read more here
A memory of Melbourn contributed by Joycee Davey

Milestone Cottage

My name is Jacqueline Erickson Morgan.  I lived in Milestone Cottage from August 1968 - January 1971.  I know this thatched cottage as Milestone Cottage; the name was due to the Milestone in front of the cottage that indicated the number of miles to Cambridge and to London.  

The house number of the cottage was,  I believe, 14 Whittlesford Rd.
This thatched cottage was absolutely delightful.   My ex husband was doing post doctoral research at the MRC lab in Cambridge and Milestone Cottage was home.
It was tiny, 4 tiny rooms, 2 up and 2 down, brick floors downstairs.  No hot water in the kitchen, no heat except for a fireplace in the living room and a storage heater ...read more here
A memory of Little Shelford contributed by jacqueline morgan

Grantchester School  1953-1955

Grantchester School 1953-1955: Mrs Alice Freeman was the Head Teacher, in charge of the Juniors. Miss Chatterton took the Infants class.
We had regular visits from a lady from the British Red Cross who taught us how to dress any wound, anywhere on the body, with nothing more than a triangular bandage.  A kind of applied Origami - in linen!
We also used to visit an archaeologist in the village and admire his collection of flint artifacts.
I still have a photo of a 1954 visit to Hatfield House (via the Roman Verulanium at St. Albans).
I was transferred to Grantchester School to avoid the bullying I was going through at Fawcett School, but it was a case of "Out of ...read more here
A memory of Grantchester contributed by Brian Goodliffe