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A yellow brick building on a high street features a Turkish barber shop on the ground floor with four windows above.

25 High Street, Soham (RGL2025)

George and Dragon, South Down House, 25 High Street, Soham

History of 25 High Street

In 1881 Robert Horsley was living at the George and Dragon, High Street in Soham.

1906 George and Dragon demolished

1908 South Down House built by Edward Leonard with new butchers’ shop.

A view down a street in Soham featuring rows of two and three-storey brick buildings with shopfronts and pedestrians.

High Street, Soham c1908

In the photo, from the left: Morris’ boot shop; Butcher’s tailor and draper; Edward Leonard, butcher; Rouse’s blacksmith  with cart outside.

From the right: Goodin Bros men’s shop; Storey’s bakers.

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