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26 High Street, early 20th cent (Cambs Collection)

26 High Street, Great Shelford

History of 26 High Street

Mr Brown, barber. The front garden was concreted over to make parking for motor bikes. The young men waiting would turn coins in the brickwork making coin shaped holes.


1939

Edward C Elbourne, b 1892, maintenance engineer

The front room was used as a manual telephone exchange in WWII.

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