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A two-story red brick house with white-framed sash windows and a central hooded doorway, partially obscured by purple trees.

17 Hills Avenue, Cambridge (RGL 2016)

17 Hills Avenue, Cambridge

History of 17 Hills Avenue

1939

James Macdonald, b 1898, civil servant forestry commission

Zoe, b 1910

Roderick, b 1935

?

Grace Oked, b 1921, servant

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Marie Burrows has always lived in this area and enjoyed many houses. After her father died she moved out of their house in Luard Road to a house in Cavendish Avenue. The first time they tried to buy 17 Hills Avenue they were unlucky.

https://cms.capturingcambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Burrows-CavendishAv1.mp3

However, visits to the house over several years kept her appetite whetted!

https://cms.capturingcambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Burrows-HillsAv.mp3

Sources: interview

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