A model of the Hope Brothers Ltd factory, which was later run by Burberrys has been donated to the Society’s archive. The model, which was made by Littleport model maker […]
A little more Hope comes to Littleport
Andrew Martin is the Archivist at The Littleport Society, responsible for collection curation, digitising, and cataloguing our archive. He's also a Cambridgeshire family historian, and the host of The Family Histories Podcast.
A model of the Hope Brothers Ltd factory, which was later run by Burberrys has been donated to the Society’s archive. The model, which was made by Littleport model maker […]
Two Littleport authors are celebrating after winning Local History Book Awards from the Cambridgeshire Association for Local History (CALH) at a ceremony held at St. John’s Church in Cambridge on […]
Our long-serving Chairman Roger Rudderham, has retired as Chairman and from the Society’s Committee. Roger, who has been on the Committee since the Society’s formation in 1987, has been Chairman […]
This month’s Item of the Month is an small and beautifully intricate fossil negative of a Dactylioceras Commune. This is often known as a ‘Whitby Ammonite’, referring to their significant […]
This month’s Item of the Month has only recently been donated to the Society’s Archive – and we’re very grateful for it too. It’s a hardback Register from Hope Brothers […]
Our former (and longest-serving) Chairman – Grenville Goodson, has died at 81yrs.
New book by John Goodge, explores the history of the pubs and breweries in Littleport, Cambridgeshire.
This month’s item is a photograph from 1909 of some of Littleport’s heads of local business.
This month’s Item of the Month is a 1938 Christmas Gifts catalogue from Hope Brothers Ltd.
A plain wooden box hides a treasured Christmas gift from 1871.