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An elderly man with glasses, wearing a grey jacket over a light blue shirt, sits in a patterned armchair in front of a window.

Burnside, Mill Road, Victor Challis

Victor S Challis, Burnside, Cambridge

A Mill Road childhood

Mr Challis tells the story of how his mother came to work in Cambridge as a girl. The family had lived at 239 Ross Street. Later Victor lived at 83 Birdwood Road.

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“A humble home”

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Mr Challis remembers his mother and her devotion to her family.

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Leaving school to begin work.

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  • audio
  • oral history
  • railway worker

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  • Mill Road People
  • Ross Street

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