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Seven children stand in front of a small, brick cottage with a tiled roof, a tavern sign, and an old sign above the doorway.

The Plum Tree, Somersham Road, Chatteris c1900

The Plum Tree, Somersham Road, Chatteris

History of the The Plum Tree

An 1885 Ordnance Survey map extract showing the Plum Tree and Blue Ball public houses in Chatteris with labeled site numbers.

The Plum Tree, Chatteris OS 1885

In Mepal Vignettes (2005) George Green describes his childhood at The Plum Tree, where his father sold beer and drove the school bus.

During World War 1 the family moved to Mepal.

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