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Harvey and Son, Hauxton Road, Little Shelford

History of Harvey and Son Nurseries

In 2022 Harvey and Son ceased trading in Cambridge market after 92 years. Their Facebook page contained the following comments:

Harvey & Son have been selling their homegrown bedding plants, vegetable plants, salad, fruits and vegetables on Cambridge Market since 1930 but after 92 years they are giving up their stall and closing their nursery at Little Shelford. Today Joanna Harvey, third generation market trader (centre) received a surprise visit from well-wishing customers. And so another little bit of old Cambridge is lost.

A group of women and one man stand in front of a market stall, many holding glasses, with a stone church in the background.

Harvey and Son at Cambridge market, 12 July 2022

A man in a beanie and green cardigan holds two plastic trays of small green plants inside a large glass-walled greenhouse.

Harvey and Son, 10 May 2022

King Charles III and another man in suits walk past market stalls displaying trays of plants and produce.

Harvey and Son, 23 November 2021, Cambridge market

A woman in a dark quilted jacket and a man in a beanie and heavy puffer jacket stand side-by-side in front of a market stall.

Harvey and Son, 23 November 2021

A pastel drawing of two people at a stall, one facing forward in a blue jacket and one viewed from behind in a brown coat.

Harvey and Son, Cambridge market, October 2021

A colored drawing of a person in a blue jacket standing behind tiered shelves of potted yellow and white flowers.

Harvey and Son, Cambridge market, October 2021

A market stall with a striped awning displays fruit and vegetables in front of a stone church tower and a large modern building.

Harvey and Son, February 2021, Cambridge market

A banner stating the market is closed hangs on a metal fence in front of empty stalls, with Great St Mary's Church behind.

Harvey and Son, Cambridge market, January 2021

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