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Built in the 1890s, this property was later bought by Trinity College.
A description of the building can be found here:
http://www.parksandgardens.org/places-and-people/site/3982?preview=1
At the time of WWI it was the home of Eric Humphrey Hopkinson who had started as an undergraduate at Trinity College in 1913. His father was a GP in the Manchester area. Eric was a lieutenant with the Cambridgeshire Regiment when he was awarded the Military Cross for his actions at Ypres 14/5/1915 and Houplines 1/6/1915.
Details of his career can be found on the Cambridgeshire Regiment web site:
http://www.cambridgeshireregiment1914-18.co.uk/hopkinson-and-gill.html
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