Welcome! This Community Archive is maintained by members of the Chesterton Local History Group
Take a look.... Click the 'Thumbnails' button above to see what has been added so far. Some records now have 'Hotspots', with more information. Hovering your mouse arrow over a yellow Hotspot reveals the name of the person or place featured, clicking on a blue centered Hotspot takes you to another picture or record with the same theme.
A bit about Chesterton...
Chesterton is on the river Cam, downstream from Cambridge. The many pubs in Chesterton were a favourite refuelling place for the bargees when the river was the main transport route.
Chesterton Tower - probably dates from between 1220 and 1250. It was the home of the Proctor who was appointed by the Abbey of Vercilli which is near Milan in Italy.
Why Italy ? More information can be found with the pictures in Thumbnails...
Pye - in the 1920s Pye developed valve radio technology and produced the Rising Sun Wireless Set. Pye went on to be a global supplier of radio systems.
Are you interested in local history, or just in finding out more about the place that you live?
Do you have any stories about Chesterton that you would like to share with others?
Then please send an email to Chestertonlocalhistorygroup@yahoo.co.uk
