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Going to school in the Abbey

I was lucky enough to pass the 11+ and attend the Ramsey Abbey Grammar School,
What a picturesque place to be educated, although 11 year old children did not necessarily appreciate it. Going into the main building always seemed to make one stand up straighter and keep voices quieter (oh for such an atmosphere in modern schools!!). All teachers wore their black gowns and on speech days and other special days most wore their graduation gowns, often trimmed with fur.
A memory of Ramsey contributed by Frances Marshallsay

Growing up in Somersham

I was born in Somersham in 1940, in my grandmother's house, which was 1 West End.
My own house was known then as 6 Trinity Terrace, since changed to 90 High Street. Until the mid 1950s a lot of the houses were quite primitive, no indoor sanitation, the Terrace had a pump for the 6 houses.  The only heating was a fire in the living room, the bedrooms were always freezing.  My memories are of a friendly village although as youngsters, our only plan was to get out. I started infant school in what is now the library, and the junior school was closer to 'The Cross'.  Life, in retrospect, was simple and fun, we, as children, could be absent from ...read more here
A memory of Somersham contributed by Frances Marshallsay

holiday visits

In the early to mid 1950s I spent holiday time in Somersham - it was fascinating for a child from London, especially the little ditches and the wildflowers.  I stayed with "auntie" (Emma Goodchild), a relative of some kind through my maternal grandmother's family (surnames Duller and Dellow).  Auntie lived in the last house in Somersham High Street, it was amazing - no electricity and a pump for water in the kitchen (I especially liked taking a candle to bed).  Not so pleasant were the sanitary arrangements.  The name of the butcher also interested me and of course as a small child the sweet shop was a favourite.  In my memories the sun always shone and visiting auntie Gwen and auntie ...read more here
A memory of Somersham contributed by jacqueline peachey

From the Barnardo Boy in Bluntisham

I would love to hear from Sybil Merryweather's daughter, I don't know what happened, I did answer you, and any others who remember that time.
Irwin Parker.
A memory of Bluntisham contributed by Irwin Parker