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6 Glebe Way, Histon

History of 6 Glebe Way

Built 1840s. Blank window known as a “Pitts Picture” dating from the days of the window tax.

Front room used as a shop then as a ladies school for wealthier girls in the village. (See Ramble Round the Heart of Histon, 1979)

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