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Early 1900's from Paxton Hill looking South West towards Little Paxton and St. Neots.
Early 1900s Looking across the river towards Little Paxton and Wray House.
Early 1900s from Paxton Hill looking towards the island and the parishes of Little Paxton and Diddington.
Early 1900's from Paxton Hill looking South West towards Little Paxton and St. Neots with the railway in foreground.
1920/30's Great Paxton High Street looking North
Early 1900's at southern end of the village looking towards Paxton Hill. Railway embankment in distance.
Early 1900s postcard showing approach to Great Paxton Hill from the village.
Early 1900s postcard showing the North end of village heading towards Offord.
In 1934 the Cambridge Antiquarian Society excavated Saxon lime kiln between the church and river. Click the link below to read their report.
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Wray House on the Little Paxton side of the river near the Wray House Ferry which connected the villages until the 1930s
Great Paxton High Street 1920s
Holy Trinity Church pre 1880
The railway at Paxton Hill early 1900s
Cardell Cottages 1920s
Great Paxton wedding 1900s
Paxton Hill 1910s
The Bell 1920s
Village Green and school house early 20th century.
View from Paxton Hill with steam train early 1920s
Straw fire 1934 on Toseland Road. Probably the last time the old St. Neots Steam fire engine was used. See newspaper reports.
Fire crew attending the 1934 Toseland Road straw blaze.
The New Titan Works built in 1924/5 on what is now Harley Industrial Park on Paxton Hill
1908 water colour of River Ouse from Paxton Hill by Mrs Spencer Bower of St.Neots.
Charles Atkinson - High Street, Great Paxton early 1900s
The crossroads at River Lane and Dovecote Lane early 1900s.
Looking across the railway towards the island - early 1900s
The Black Bull 1920s
Late 1800s view of the village from high ground above Dovecote Lane. Note the dovecote and absence of Brookside.
Ferry Crossing 1910s
View from Paxton Hill looking towards Little Paxton early 1900s
The Black Bull 1911 - Landlord William Brummel. Annotated by Bert Goodwin.
Newspaper report of the 1934 straw blaze on Toseland Road.
The Vicarage early 1900s
Great Paxton High Street early 1910s.
Martha Atkinson - High Street, Great Paxton early 1900s
Great Paxton Vicarage 1913
Steam Locomotive southbound at Skew Bridge 1930s
Paxton Hill 1910s
Paxton Hill 1900s
Paxton Hill floods 1900s
Outside the vicarage early 1900s
Further report of the Toseland straw fire 1934
The marriage of Elsie Cardell
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