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A street scene with a cyclist in the foreground, horse-drawn carriages, and brick buildings including the White Swan pub.

Mill Road junction with Kingston Street (109, The White Swan) and Devonshire Road (Great Eastern Temperance Hotel)

109 Mill Road, The White Swan (Three Swans)

History of 109 Mill Road

When a former landlady, Kay Gilbey, passed away in 2022, Cambridgeshire Live ran a tribute to her with memories of her time at the pub.

  • https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/locals-remember-life-soul-pub-25267365

Then and Now

A corner brick public house on Mill Road with a sign reading Champion Gold Cup Ales, two bicycles, and a vintage car parked.The corner of the White Swan pub on a street corner, featuring a white swan emblem, green signage, and a no-entry road sign.

 

A street scene with a cyclist in the foreground, horse-drawn carriages, and brick buildings including the White Swan pub.A street view of Mill Road with shops on the left and the White Swan pub on the corner under a cloudy sky.

Census

1861 Three Swans

Banjamin Ward, 39, baker publican & bricklayer, b Essex

1871 White Swan

Joseph Sansom, 28, cow keeper and publican, b Hunts

1881 White Swan Inn

William Cawthorn, widower, 65, brewer, b Downham

1891

Joseph W Shinn, 50, publican, b Fordham

A corner brick building with a sign reading Champion Gold Cup Ales, two bicycles, and an open-top vintage car parked outside.

109 Mill Road, White Swan (Cambs Collection)

1913 The White Swan

A Smart

1962 The White Swan

Thomas W Smith

White sign with the words White Swan above a window with red film on the glass and a circular green defibrillator cabinet.

White Swan, Mill Road

 

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