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High Street, Coton (Cambs Collection)

74 High Street, Coton

History of High Street, Coton

Wall of pond visible in foreground next to churchyard wall. The smithy is to the right.

1901 OS Map of Coton

High Street Coton c1910

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1870

Cambridge Chronicle 21 May 1870, ‘Coton Through The Ages’ quotes a newspaper story which probably revolved around the blacksmith’s shop in the featured photo. Frederick Robinson, fossil [coprolite] digger was committed to prison for a week with hard labour and to pay expenses, for an assault on Thomas Nash aged 70 of Coton.

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Village Green, High Street, Coton (RGL2026)

Tags

• coprolite
• crime

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