Culture and community Huntingdon

the old bridge across great ouse, godmanchester.

there 3 raf stations within 4 mi (6 km) of town: raf brampton, once home headquarters raf support command , part of defence logistics organisation (dlo); raf wyton, once major flying station part of dlo; , raf alconbury occupied united states air force.

part of medieval infirmary hall of st johns on marketplace became huntingdon grammar school , attended cromwell , diarist samuel pepys. building cromwell museum, run cambridgeshire county council.

interior of cromwell museum.


legends

once convent, hinchingbrooke house said haunted. bridge on alconbury brook named nun s bridge said haunted 1 of nuns once lived @ old convent hinchingbrooke house. s said accompanied ghost resembles appearance of nurse. myth goes nun had lover, monk caused them murdered. in 1965 married couple reported seeing ghosts on bridge, , again when returned home same night.