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14 - 18 High Street, Cottenham

14 – 18 High Street, The Prince of Wales, Cottenham

History of 14 - 18 High Street

See Francis Garrett, Cottenham’s Inns and Hostelries

Charles Piggott, who had a brewery at the Star and Dewdrop, built this terrace of three in 1862. Nos. 14 and 16 were probably the Prince of Wales.

1867: sold to John Smith of the Engineers’ Arms. No.16 became licensed house kept by William Maskell, followed by John Curtos in 1872. Pub closed a few years later.

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1911:

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1939:

(14)

Charles Brandon, b 1909, transport driver and recovery inpector

(16)

Henry Carter, b 1873, fruit farmer

(16a)

Jesse Smith, b 1907, agricultural worker

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