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The village of Orwell in South Cambridgeshire has its own website under the name of "Orwell Past and Present." Its main emphasis is on the timber houses on the High Street and Town Green Road, with photographs of the old houses, and some research into the people who used to live in them over the years. There are copy wills, and personal recollections of the people of the village.

http://www.orwellpastandpresent.org.uk/

Thanks for those two very helpful replies.

The property in question is The Bird in Hand in Long Acre, which was run by my GGGgrandfather until he ended up in a debtors prison in 1794.

I was hoping that there might be a useful list of what was in the pub, but I get the impression  from you that there will not be very much information. And at £80 an hour, I am not going to try and find out!

Thanks for your opinions on the date.
In view of the fact that there have not been any further replies, I think we can now close this request.

I think this photo is of my Great Grandma Maria Louisa Holt (nee Blackman.) She was born in 1829 in Camberwell and died in 1915. She married Tempest Holt, who died in 1899 at Camberwell. They were married in 1852 at Newington.

On the other hand, it might be of my Grandma Mary Louise Holt. I realise the names are almost the same - perhaps they were named after a popular member of the Royal Family? She was born in 1859 at Camberwell, and her maiden name was Coppard. She was married in 1888 to Sidney Samuel Holt, and he died in 1905.

I am hoping that the photo can be dated, which will determine which of the two it is. The back is plain. Is it possible that the subject matter is in mourning? If so, I may be able to confirm the date of a family death event once I have a reasonably accurate date to work from.

Thanks in advance to the photo expert for his/her time.