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Fen Ditton data

Fen Ditton data

Cottages Fen Ditton, 1927 location unknown (MoC66/57)

Green End, Fen Ditton 1927, exact location unknown (MoC

Near Fen Ditton by Henry Moule c.1885 (MoC22/147/51)


Fen Ditton was the childhood home of Stuart Shorter, subject of Stuart a life backwards by Alexander Masters (2006).

A television dramatisation with the same name, starring Tom Hardy as Shorter and Benedict Cumberbatch as Masters was co-produced by the BBC and HBO in 2007. Tom Hardy was nominated for a 2008 BAFTA for his portrayal of Stuart Shorter.


Ditton Corner

https://www.dittoncorner.co.uk/roots/history-of-ditton-corner/

Mike Petty:

https://archive.org/details/FenDittonScrapbook1897To1990

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