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152 Foster Road, Trumpington

History of 152 Foster Road, Trumpington

In 1947 Michael Donovan moved with his family from 4 Queen’s Street to a new council house in Foster Road.

In 2026 in recounted his memories of living there:

https://cms.capturingcambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Foster-Road.mp3

When he left school he served an apprentice at Buttress, the bespoke tailors in St John’s Street, before travelling abroad as a missionary.

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