Newmarket Road – The Poplars

Photograph of The Poplars, or Poplar Lodge, taken in the 1920s with William Hagger standing in front.  In Pigot’s Directory for 1839 The Poplars was the Waggon and Horses pub until the licence was surrendered in 1900 when it became a private house.

Newmarket Road

Photograph taken in 1939 from the Bushnell Collection of Mill House on Newmarket Road, once known as Tollgate House when London Road was a toll road.

Newmarket Road

Photograph taken in the early 20th century of Newmarket Rd looking towards Cambridge. Bottom right is The Manse, then Flint Cottage.