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A light-coloured inn with bay windows stands on a quiet road, featuring a tall signpost and distant houses among mature trees.

De Freville Arms, 1935 (Cambs Collection)

De Freville Arms, Great Shelford

History of the De Freville Arms

Built c.1850


1891

John Elbourn, 40, publican, b Little Shelford

People stand before a tall test-your-strength pole and a curved amusement structure with a figure visible at the top.

De Freville Arms ‘Try Your Strength’, c1920s


1937 Henry Carter, landlord


 

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