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A weather-worn street sign reading HERON'S CLOSE mounted on two concrete posts in front of dense, leafy green foliage.

Heron’s Close Cambridge

Heron’s Close, Cambridge

Notes on the history of Heron's Close, Cambridge

Dr Malcolm Heron (1918-1974) set up a unit at Addenbrookes hospital for controlling the spread of hard drugs.

The houses were built by the firms of Crown and Cox in the early 1960s.

(17) The Crown family lived here until 1974. Mr Crown built the house. (family communication)

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