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An elderly man with a bald head and round glasses wears a dark suit, white shirt, and a striped tie against a plain wall.

Prof. Colin Renfrew

5a, Fawley, Chaucer Road

History of 5a Chaucer

1938 built

1939

John Godfrey Beresford Draper, Ely Diocesan Board of Finance

The Drapers had owned three houses earlier, all with some form of ‘Ley’ or ‘lea’ in the name.


1948

Christine Murray-Allen, artist


1949

Handwritten letter dated 14/2/49 on letterhead paper from 5a Chaucer Road, Cambridge, expressing thanks regarding a wedding.

1949: letter to Constance Pyle from Constance Murray-Allen

Handwritten note on paper saying The wedding was an immense success. Even the bride enjoyed it. Yours faithfully, C. Murray-Allen.

1949: letter to Constance Pyle from Constance Murray-Allen


1981

Prof Colin Renfrew, Prof of Archaeology, Master of Jesus College

 

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