The India & China Tea Co. shown in thetop  left photo at the top of Brook Dam Lane in the High Street, opposite the Red Lion shown in the early part of the 19th century, selling everything from fruit to preserving sugar & Shaws Cocoa, by 1927 they had moved to what is now Palmer's fruit & vegetable shop opposite the war memorial, in Red Lion Square just around the corner.
The Soham Post Office shown in the photo on the right taking on their former premises on the corner of Brook Dam Lane in the late 1920's, today and for several years the premises have been the home to Sergio's Italian Restaurant, shown in the photo on the left.

Cinema began its life when a Mr Robert Taylor known as Nick Nack Taylor, a Soham Coach Builder fitted up his workshop to show films around 1910, It was the first cinema in Soham, Mr Taylor then seeing how popular it had become, built a purpose built cinema around 1913 known as the Electric Cinema in business until the 1930's when it changed its name to The Regal closing in about 1950. The photo was taken before its demolition to make way for the entrance to the new Budgens store.

Carrara House shown on the left, Clay Street formally William Doe's Stonemason's, many local residence of Soham will remember Doe's the stone masons and many people would have used Mr Doe and his expertise for their loved ones monuments, many of the stones in Soham Cemetery are made by Mr Doe. The earliest we can trace the Doe Family in Soham is on the 1881 Census.
West of the High Street stands an early 18th century house built of grey brick, now called the Manor House shown in the photo on the right. It is two storied, with an attic in the hipped tiled roof. The five bayed facade has a parapet and a pedimented Doric doorway. Inside it retains much original joinery, including a staircase with turned balusters, fielded panelling, and carved fireplace surrounds. For many years the house was home to several Doctors including Dr McPherson who was a well remembered Doctor here in the late 20th century.

The photo on the left is a view of the early Co-op at the top corner of Station Road, also abutting Pratt Street on Cross Green. The Co-op was established here around the 1890's then calling itself the Soham Industrial Co-operative Society, later moving next door to the Ship public houses in Bridge Street, which is now Crown garages car park for their new vehicles, The present day Co-op on the right is situated in the High Street next to the Church, built c.1960's, on land where the Rectory once stood, the Rectory demolished years earlier, we are not to sure when it was demolished if anyone knows, please get in touch, or if anyone has a photo we would love to see it.

The Alms Houses adjoining the Angel Public House in Station Road shown in the photo on the left are decorated to celebrate the Coronation of King George VI on the 12th May 1937. On the reverse of the photo is written ''Mrs Bullmans House''. The two Alms Houses to the left were incorporated into the Angel Public Bar, leaving the remaining one still lived in, they still survive today, the two on the left including the Angel have been converted into flats, the one on the right is occupied separately.
The photo on the right is Addison House situated in Sand Street, once the home of William Addison who's profession was a Surgeon, in practise from 1813 to the 1860's. The house has a late 18th century front, its rear extension dating to around the 1830's. the house was originally thatched.
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The old gardeners cottage Fountain Lane at the junction with Station Road, once belonging to the Place Mansion which once occupied the present recreation ground. Decorated to celebrate the Coronation of King George VI, on the reverse of the photo is written ''Boyce's House'', The Boyce family ran a business from here ''Boyce's Seeds'' until only a few years ago, Boyce's Seeds is still trading in Fordham, the photo on the right shows a young lad wearing the Grammar school uniform with cap, and another child looking through the window behind, although we are not sure who they are,  The building has been demolished.