May 2, 2023

April 2023

Willingham has few old cottages. Many were lost to fire but many were just demolished to build something “better”. To be fair, they were often quite dilapidated and in a time when heritage was less
April 1, 2023

March 2023

This view in Church St. is mostly changed today although the building with the arched windows remains. The ramshackle workshop in the middle was used as a bicycle sales and repair shop in the 1910s. Behind
March 1, 2023

February 2023

This splendid house was on the High St. Its site is now occupied by Osbourne close next to “The Bank” pub. The identity of the gentleman on horseback with a big white beard and top hat is unknown
February 1, 2023

January 2023

This scene is from “Alice in Wonderland”, presented by WAMADS (Willingham Amateur Dramatic Society) in 1985. The gentleman playing the part of “Humpty Dumpty” is none other than Bill Kirkman who,
January 1, 2023

December 2022

Here is the corner of Church Lane around 1910. This is one of the few places in the village which is almost completely unchanged today, 100 years later. A few chimneys have gone and pavements have been
December 4, 2022

November 2022

With Remembrance Day in November, I thought to include this photo from the collection during World War 1. This is a very young man resplendent in his new uniform, his cap having the silver emblem of the
November 1, 2022

October 2022

This motorcycle was presumably owned by someone in the village although we don’t know who. Undoubtedly, they were very proud of it to take this picture. It is a Rover Imperial probably of around 1913.
October 1, 2022

September 2022

Here is a picture of the High St taken in about 1920. The view today is not so different with the Public Hall dominating this part of the street as it has since Victorian times. There are a couple of
September 1, 2022

August 2022

With the recent disruption in Berrycroft for utilities, I thought it would be interesting to look back to when the main drains were first installed. This picture, in 1965, is taken where Rumbles fish
August 1, 2022

July 2022

Edwardian cross-dressing! At first glance this looks like a regular team photo until you notice that the men are all wearing dresses and women’s hats. Where they got them from is anybody’s guess.