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A red pillar box, notice board, and high wooden hoarding stand before the charred, roofless remains of a partially burnt building.

Site of the Chequers (RGL 2023)

1 Town Lane, Chequers, Pampisford

History of the Chequers

A 1901 Ordnance Survey map detail of Pampisford village showing fields, roads, building footprints, and place names.

Pampisford OS map 1901

A printed document on a surface showing a historical note and a photo of a timber-clad barn with the sign The Chequers.

1 Town Lane, Pampisford (RGL2023)

A cream-colored building with a dark shingled roof, four dormer windows, and a dark car parked in front against a blue sky.

Chequers in 2021

The pub was destroyed by fire in 2021.

At night, a burning building is doused by water from an aerial fire appliance while silhouettes stand in the foreground.

December 2021 – Cambs Fire Service fighting fire at Chequers, Pampisford

The Chequers pub in Pampisford with its roof gutted by fire, leaving charred wooden beams and broken, darkened windows.

Chequers, Pampisford after 2021 fire

Text document containing information about The Chequers pub, including its history, award, fire damage, and available ales.

Chequers web site in October 2023

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