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A rainy day around 1980 and we are at the top of the High St. where the traffic lights are now. Billy Raven stands outside his shop greeting potential customers. The awning says “Fruit and Veg” but →

Only long time village residents will recognise this. It is Short Lane as seen from Green Street. On the left was a rather odd farm house – long and with windows placed asymmetrically. Behind it was →

Here is a picture of one of Willingham’s petrol stations in about 1960. It was on Berrycroft roughly opposite the Pizza shop today. Petrol was also available from what is now Willingham Motors and, →

Recently, this interesting photo was contributed to the site and show the inside of the old Baptist Tabernacle Church on George St. This may be a Sunday morning and possibly a special event. Two things →

This ramshackle, mysterious thatched building was on the corner of Long Lane and Church St. You can just see the big black barn behind it at top right. The photo is undated but probably around 1930s. →

Parades were a big part of village life in past times and all the children (and often adults) would dress up for the occasion. Here we see two such specimens. Jennifer Gorner (nee Smith), who has since →

We hear about the need for more money for the NHS but how did it work before the NHS existed? The local doctor would charge according to what he felt you could afford. But hospital was another matter. →

A view from the Green probably around 1930 before the Cambridge Gas showroom (now the library) was built. These are small cottages – note that there are five front doors  meaning that each cottage →

You may have seen photos of the huge building on George St. that was the original Baptist Tabernacle Church. 2025 is the 150th anniversary of its construction in 1875. This picture shows what it was like →

One hundred years ago horses were the prime movers of all farm produce. This month we see a picture of a lovely horse sent in by David Hunt, He says: “Attached is a photo of Prince - (who died in 1928). →