A multi-generational group of nine people posing for a black and white portrait, including a man holding a baby.

With kind permission of Mr John Betson

39 Great Eastern Street, Cambridge

A Great Eastern Street family

1939

Miss Whitby

John Betson’s Family Album

John Betson’s family lived in Great Eastern Street for many years, and here are some of his family photographs with views of the houses and the people.

His grandmother Alice Whitby (below) lived at Number 39.

A woman with short dark hair and round glasses stands outdoors, wearing a belted, buttoned dress with a rounded white collar.

With kind permission of Mr John Betson

A woman and a man in a suit stand together in front of a brick building and a wooden fence with a dog sitting beside them.

With kind permission of Mr John Betson

A woman in a floral dress stands on a sidewalk pushing a pram containing a child, with a young boy standing beside them.

With kind permission of Mr John Betson

A woman kneels on a path in a garden, holding a baby next to a young boy seated in a small, metal pedal car.

With kind permission of Mr John Betson

A large group of adults and children pose for a photo in a brick-lined street decorated with bunting between rows of houses.

With kind permission of Mr John Betson

Sources

Oral / Unpublished Sources
Photographs
Spaldings Directory

Projects

Great Eastern Street

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