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A two-story yellow brick building housing Monarch Coin Laundry with blue-framed windows, a slate roof, and a dead-end street sign.

161 Mill Road

161 Mill Road

History of 161 Mill Road

1914

Walter and Annie Lowings

In 1914 the Lowings family became a national symbol of patriotism and duty after all eight sons enlisted, together with two sons-in-law. Their story appeared in newspapers, and they received a letter from Buckingham Palace praising their “patriotic spirit”.

Read more at https://mwilliamson.substack.com/p/a-cambridge-remembrance

1962

Mrs Roberts

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