This was the shop in Milton at one time, selling everything you needed on a day to day basis. It was also the sub-post office.
In the distance you can see the building which became the farm college and on the right the wall of Milton Hall, parts of which still remain.
Taken by an unknown photographer in about 1935.
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Milton War Memorial and Forge with the village pump behind the memorial. Both memorial and pump are their original location at the junction of Fen Road and the old high street. From a postcard.
We’re not sure of the year but the telephone box appears to be a white K3 which means it’s post 1929.
Taken by an unknown photographer in about 1936.
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Arthur Conder opened his shop just after the first world war.
Created by Cambridge Daily News in about 1920.
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We should be able to date this photo fairly precisely as 46 High Street opposite the Waggon & Horses is in the final stages of completion or at least being re-roofed. We think this means it was taken sometime around 1980. If you can be more precise then please use the “Add your comment to this photo” link below to tell us.
Also of note is that the house which now stands next to the Waggon & Horses had yet to be built.
Taken by an unknown photographer in about 1980.
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This is a cropped version of this photo but we’ve included it in the archive because it’s of a higher resolution so, if you look at the full size image, you can see more detail of things like the group of people on the left.
This photograph was originally from the Cambridgeshire Collection.
Taken by an unknown photographer in about 1925.
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The high street in the 20s before the old Waggon & Horses burned down. The bike shop is just visible between the pub and the farmhouse which is now Ambassador Lodge. The village pump and the base of the war memorial can be seen on the right, which means it must be 1922 or later.
Taken by an unknown photographer in about 1925.
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This panorama of the street scene around Arthur Conder’s shop was taken by his son John. You really need to click on the image and view it full size to appreciate it.
John’s brother, also called Arthur, and his dog appear twice in the picture and the dog appears alone a third time.
Our date for this photograph comes from information from Jonathan Conder, Arthur junior’s grandson. He writes:
“My father Graham was born in 1937.
By the time my father was born Arthur junior had moved to Lovell Road and by the look of the bike with the child’s seat on it, they have probably cycled from Lovell Road to see the parent/grandparents in Milton.
Judging from the panoramic picture, I think my grandfather is aged in his thirties and the boy is about four or five. […]
I’ve checked with my father and it’s him in the landscape picture, which means the photo dates to the early years of the war – 1940 or 1941. In fact, if you look closely you can see some of the windows in the houses have taped windows for bomb blast.
This photo has been built from two scans from a photo album, stitched together, and manipulated to clean up the joins a little, as well as adjusting the levels. We have the original scans available if you want access to them.
Taken by Arthur Conder’s son John Conder in about 1940.
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Not long after it Benet Close was first built from the look of it and before the terraced houses on both sides nearest the high street were added. Some of the concrete posts from the fences around the front garden still remain to this day.
In the distance in the high street you can see Benet Garage, the low white building on the right and also the houses (shops?) now used by the fish and chip shop and chinese takeaway.
Noticeable by its absence is the large walnut tree which now grows on the right at the exit to the close.
Taken by F.U.S. in about 1950.
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This must be fairly soon after the new Waggon & Horses was built judging by the rest of the street scene and the cart outside the pub.
In the distance the village grocer’s shop can be seen.
This photograph was originally from the Cambridgeshire Collection.
Taken by an unknown photographer in about 1935
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Thanks to Clarke (see below) we now have an accurate date for this report. This is before the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade was formed in 18751 so they were dependent of insurance company fire engines.
There’s lots of interest to be gleaned from this. First that the White Horse, as well as being a pub, was also a farm at that time and the buildings to left and right were also were involved in farming and the breeding of livestock (some of which perished in the fire). The pub itself seems to have had a lucky escape.
It’s interesting to see old village names in there too. The landlord of the pub was then a Mr Easy2, a name which still lives on in the village today. The premises to the south of the pub, which was consumed in flames, was occupied by Mr Coulson, a name which lives on as Coulson Close, and Mr Gunnell lost six or seven coomb of barley and again we now have a Gunnell Close.
Created by The Cambridge Chronicle and University Journal on 13th September 1851.
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