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A group of children stand on a dirt square in front of period cottages, with a cyclist and other figures nearby.

Cross Green, Soham c.1906

Cross Green, Soham

History of Cross Green

A detailed Ordnance Survey map from 1901 showing the intersection of Cross Street and Cross Green in Soham with building outlines.

Cross Green, Soham OS 1901

The town pump in the photo is in front of the Co-Op stores.

A central stone pump enclosed by iron railings sits in a village square surrounded by two-story brick houses and chimneys.

Pump at Cross Green, c1900-1910 (MoC536/55)

A group of children and women in dark dresses pose in front of a thatched-roof cottage with gabled windows on Cross Green.

Cross Green (MoC75/68)

The town water pump stood at Cross Green. It had two spouts, one for ordinary use, another higher, for water carts.

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