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I have to eat humble-pie this month. In August we had a picture of Church St. by the baker and I said "none of these buildings remain today". I was corrected by Lou & Pete Evans as follows: "the →

Here is Harry Beaumont who wound the Parish clock in the Church Tower taken sometime after 1959 when he took over the job. The clock was installed in 1887 to celebrate the golden jubilee of Queen Victoria →

Here is a classic photo of Church St. at the end nearest the Co-Op taken in about 1895. The large thatched building on the right was a bakers – as it is today. The chimney shows a large “inglenook” →

Long-time residents will remember fondly the "Willingham Amateur Dramatic Society" better known as WAMADS. This was very active performing both serious drama and comedies and a much-loved annual pantomime →

In the past, parades were a big feature of village life. It seems there was always an excuse for a parade. Thanks to a relative of this young lady, we now know that her name was Pansy Brittan and that →

Here is the down train (towards Cambridge) at Longstanton station around 1910. In the foreground a porter is loading large trunks and, further down, several quite well-to-do people are boarding. The station →

To figure out where these houses are imagine standing at the end of Church Lane with your back to the social club. This row of house ran down Fen End towards Earith Rd. They were demolished (probably →

Last month you may have read in Alan Fawcitt’s piece about the terrible fires that sometimes destroyed many buildings in a village. It was a constant fear for the residents. This photo looks pretty →

In the days before the big supermarkets people did most of their shopping in the village and there were many grocery shops serving their needs. Here is one that is long gone. Although hard to read, the →

This is a very early photo – probably about 1890. It is before the restoration done by Rev Watkins during his time as Rector between 1890-1906. The picture shows the back of the church where the Octagon →