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A white rendered house with a dark tiled roof and a brick building attached to its right side stand under a cloudy blue sky.

137 High Street Cottenham

137 (113) High Street, Cottenham

History of 137 High Street

The cycle workshop operated from 1886 until WWI. Many cycling champions rode a Whitehead’s Senior Wrangler, including Sidney Lack. (See Cottenham in Focus, 2002)

1901

George Whitehead, cycle maker


1911

George Whitehead, 45, cycle maker, b Essex


1939 113

George H Whitehead, b 1866, cycle and tool maker


Modern: 137

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