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A row of brick cottages with multiple chimneys surrounded by high floodwater next to a utility pole and a low brick wall.

Turnbridge Cottages in 1947 floods. Later demolished and replaced with Greenside Close.(Alan Lee Swavesey collection)

Greenside Close, Swavesey

History of Turnbridge Cottages

Brick cottages with three chimneys stand surrounded by floodwater, with a row of wooden fence posts visible in the water.

Turnbridge Cottages in 1947 floods. Later demolished and replaced with Greenside Close.(Alan Lee Swavesey collection)

Brick cottage with two doorways and windows, partially submerged in floodwater with a picket fence visible in the foreground.

Turnbridge Cottages in 1947 floods. Later demolished and replaced with Greenside Close.(Alan Lee Swavesey collection)

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