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A village scene with low-rise stone buildings, a church spire in the distance, and several people standing on a dirt road.

Wimblington c1916. Old Unicorn pub far left (Cambs Collection)

The Old Unicorn, Governess Close, Church Street, Wimblington

History of Old Unicorn pub, Wimblington

A 1885 Ordnance Survey map segment showing streets, pink-shaded building footprints, lot numbers, and a church graveyard.

Wimblington OS 1885

The Old Unicorn pub is to the left of the picture It was demolished in 1968 and Governess Close created at the location.

1905 – 1933

Henry John Parkinson, first tenant, village coalman


1911 Unicorn Inn

Henry John Parkinson, 34, farmer and coal merchant, b Somersham

Martha Rosina, 30, b Chatteris

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