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A brick building with a tiled roof and a tall sign reading The Fish and Duck stands behind a wooden fence in an open landscape.

The Fish and Duck, Wentworth, 1930 (photo J H Bullock) (Cambridgeshire Collection)

Fish and Duck, Wentworth

History of the Fish and Duck

A black and white Ordnance Survey map section of Wentworth showing property boundaries, St. Peter's Church, and the Fish & Duck.

Wentworth, OS 1925

Three people stand before a brick inn with a bay window, next to a horse-drawn cart and a faded inscription on the foreground.

Fish and Duck, Wentworth, 1917 (Cambs Collection)

In 1917 the landlord was George Dewey. When widowed, he married his housekeeper Edith Hughes. She and her brother Isaac later became the landlords. Thy were followed by Mr and Mrs Fish.


1911

George Dewey, 53, beer retailer green grocer, b Witchford

Elizabeth, 55, b Witchford

Elizabeth, mother, 76, widow, old age pensioner, b Witcham

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