Thursday 25 February 2021

19th February 2021 - Boxworth, Bourn, Toft, Comberton, Barton

 Boxworth


Boxworth village sign

Crest of the village

Knapwell
Knapwell village sign

Bridge dated 1893 with a badger - dated 1981 carved into the other side

Bourn

Bourn village sign

Avro Lancaster, church, windmill, large house with pheasant

Toft (double sided)
Toft village sign

Viking ?

Toft village sign
Travelling preacher (John Wesley? [no John Bunyan])

Plaque on post. "EIIR" and wreath

"This sign was erected by the people of Toft village to celebrate the 
SILVER JUBILEE
of Her Majesty
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
1952-1977

THE NORSEMAN
A thousand years ago a man such as he was the true founder of our village. Leaving aside his weapons he cleared land of scrub and trees and built himself a homestead -  a TOFT.

JOHN BUNYAN
In the year 1659, when England was torn by political and religious strife, the author of THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS came to preach to a meeting in a barn in TOFT."

Comberton (double sided)
Comberton village sign
Looks like a nun giving food (fish) to the poor
Comberton village sign
Farming and a windmill
Barton (double sided)
Barton village sign
Church and duck pond, horse, barrel and hoops, WI 
Barton village sign
Farmer with a scythe, not sure what the round things are in the background. Ancient drawing of two headed animal. Roman soldier.








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