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Nowadays the village pump on the Green is a bit of a novelty and something for the kids to climb on. But in past years it was a very important part of village life. This month we see a photo of the pump →

This is a well-known picture taken outside the Old Church Hall in Church Street during the first world war. It seems appropriate to include it this month after the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. →

This is an aerial view of the village taken in about 1950. The lower left corner is the village green and the upper right corner is roughly the crossroads of High St. and Berrycroft (traffic lights today). →

Here is a lovely view of Green St. in about 1910, long before pavements and tarmac on the roads. Many of these building still exist including the shop in the foreground which is now Rainbow Crafts. However, →

Not too many in the village would recognize this scene. It is Long Pond on Rampton road where Schole Rd. joins from the right. It was probably taken in the 1950s when the pond was kept very clear – a →

Did you know that the Black Bull at the Station Rd, crossroads replaced an earlier pub of the same name which stood on the corner? Here is a picture of the old pub which sold Green King ale and was run →

This little building is a survivor! You may recognise it as the small house opposite the end of Church St. just down from the Coop. It is very old – probably 200 years or maybe more and has had an interesting →

Here we see a photo looking down Silver St. from the Long Lane end. The picture is not very clear but it is very old – probably taken about 1890. We see a group of women and children evidently in their →

This month we see a cheerful woman on a motor bike, with an equally cheerful girl (probably her daughter) peeping out of the side car. You might not guess based on the modest design of the bike but this →

The annual ploughing match has been held for more than 150 years with great rivalry between Willingham and Cottenham. Initially larger farmers employed ploughmen “show-off” to the village. The ploughman →