Trip to St Ives in Cambridgeshire 7-01-2017


The Great Bridge over the River Ouse
The town is prone to flooding and the river has burst its banks on numerous occasions, nearly 9 million pound has been spent on flood prevention. You can see the huge flood plains that span the town if you take a riverside walk. St Ives being an important Market town supported over 64 public houses in 1838, however this today has dropped to 17. The Royal Oak claims to be dated back to 1502 and is mentioned in Charles II escape from Cromwells Roundheads, Cromwell used to live in the town before he was famous you will find a statue of him in the main square.

The Mill.
After renovation the mill is now flats however the building is full of history, it was first a steam driven mill opening in 1854. By 1888 it run into trouble due to cheap imports, in 1972 it was occupied by Sir Clive Sinclair where the first pocket calculators were produced.
A great trip out with loads of history to research its well worth a visit