Meldreth
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Meldreth books (10 available)
- 3 photos on Meldreth appear in 2 Frith books - View photos of Meldreth
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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
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
Florence Pansy Muggleton
Florence Pansy Muggleton born in Grantchester 1920 can trace her family back to her great, great grandparents Joseph Muggleton and Mary Ann Boutle who married at Grantchester church on 17th January 1822. Flo has many memories over the years of the village. She moved from the village in 1945 but still kept in contact via her family. If anyone has any queries about the village pre 1942 she will try and help you and can be contacted via her daughter Gill Casper at gillian.casper@ntlworld.com.
A memory of Grantchester contributed by First name Last name
Extracts From Meldreth & Hertfordshire books
From medieval times until the early 19th century, Meldreth consisted of several small communities scattered along a two-mile stretch of winding road. During the rest of the 19th century, the population doubled, turning the village into a continuous linear settlement.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories".
This is the small village green at North End - note the pump. The entrance to the Meldreth Training School, run by the Spastics Society, is on the left.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories".
The cyclists here obviously felt sufficiently safe not to worry too much about hugging the kerb and avoiding brushes with the traffic. The practice of parking a bicycle by leaning it on one pedal against the kerb is rarely seen these days.
An extract from from"Cambridge Photographic Memories".
With their knee-length breeches and caps, the word that comes to mind is ‘urchins’. More to the point, one wonders just what it was they were conspiring about when the photographer set up to take this photograph!
An extract from from"Cambridge Photographic Memories".
There are some obvious posers in this photograph. Peering over the thatched roof is the battlemented octagon of the village church, rebuilt after two collapses in the 18th century.
An extract from from"Cambridge Photographic Memories".