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Cambridgeshire memories
My sister.
The lady on the left by the railings of King's College is my older sister then aged 22. We lived in Cambridge until 1922 and I was a pupil at Cambridge High School during the First World War. I am now 93.
A memory of Cambridge contributed by M Helyer
Building history.
The photograph shows a shop and house which my grandmother ran between 1931 and 1952. It was then run by my uncle until it was sold as a house in 1979. My grandmother's name was Colville and she ran the shop as a general stores. Before the building was a shop it was a public house called the Axe and Compass and part of the building was a cobblers shop. The building itself goes back to 1599.
A memory of Linton contributed by Mrs DM Coe
My family and I are convinced I am the man walking next to the man in the jacket and tie who appears to have his arm around a child. The Austin A40 pick up truck in the foreground behind the telephone box could be the one I owned at about that time.
A memory of Wisbech contributed by Mr John A Woolley
The Canal.
In the 40s and 50s the canal was only filled to the level shown in the photograph from time to time. I lived in a house on the right of the photo and went to St Peter's School, shown by the side of the canal, half way up the picture on the left, and contained in the triangle. It was demolished prior to the canal being filled to create Churchill Road. This was an important site during winter for us local boys. Council workmen would shovel snow from the town and tip it on the canal bank. Snow meant ice and we were able to toboggan down the bank onto the frozen water. Don't forget ...read more here
A memory of Wisbech contributed by DJ Carrington
Extracts From Prior Fen & Cambridgeshire books
This photograph looks out onto King’s Parade from the front of King’s College. To the left is the Senate House, while the tower with four distinctive turrets belongs to the Church of Great St Mary. At the tailor’s across the road, blazers are selling for 32/6 - £1.62 in today’s money.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories".
Hansom cabs line up in King’s Parade, outside the elegant classically designed Senate House to the right. Designed by James Gibbs, it is the meeting place of the governing body of the University, and the place where degrees are conferred. The impressive King’s College Chapel is to the left.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories".
The Backs, which are the lawns, meadows and gardens behind the colleges which back on to the River Cam, are a favourite place for recreation. In the foreground, some young ladies appear to be trying their hands at rowing, whilst midstream we have what is more commonly associated with the river in Cambridge: punters.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories".
Here we see St John’s College Old Bridge, originally conceived by Wren, but brought into being in 1712 by Robert Grumbold. Just beyond, joining Third and New Courts of St John’s College, is the Bridge of Sighs, its Gothic design unashamedly borrowed from the covered bridge of the same name in Venice.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories".
The Old Bridge is seen this time from the Bridge of Sighs. Beyond is the Wren Library, part of Trinity College.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories".