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Exclusive look at royal photograph taken at RAF Warboys

Queen Elizabeth, the future Queen Mother, inspecting Lancaster bomber crews on a visit to RAF Warboys.

Royal Family

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Pictured is an exclusive look at a photograph taken at RAF Warboys during the war from a new IWM book exploring the role of the Royal Family in conflict.
6th Airborne veteran Danny Mason featured in the 'First In - Last Out' exhibition at IWM Duxford

Heritage | Video

Last veterans of the 6th Airborne Division honoured in Duxford exhibition

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A 13-metre table that has been made from a 5,000-year-old fossilised black oak tree arrived at Ely Cathedral on May 9.

Ely Cathedral

Table made from 5,000-year-old oak tree arrives at Ely Cathedral

Katie Woodcock

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The Empire Theatre, Wisbech, an Art Deco gem of a building, barely altered since it opened in 1932.

Nostalgia | Gallery

90th birthday for historic Art Deco theatre

John Elworthy

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Rehanging: The largest known painting by John Constable RA has been transformed after over 270 hours

Arts & Culture | Gallery

Artist’s largest painting displayed back in Cambridgeshire in its full...

Katie Woodcock

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Fire damaged building remains cordoned off in Wisbech

Fenland District Council

'We'll help you all we can' council tells owner of fire gutted building

John Elworthy

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Part of a Romano-British cemetery, here shown in the early stages of its excavation

Heritage | Gallery

Romano-British burial site unearthed in Fen town

John Elworthy

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Gothic House, Cottenham, which was subject of enforcement action four years ago

South Cambridgeshire District Council

'Bubble wrap' Gothic House an eyesore say villagers

John Elworthy

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XH648 in the Conservation Hall at IWM Duxford, where it was last in 2016 before work began on the aircraft in Hangar 5.

Heritage | Gallery

Last remaining Victor aircraft of its kind to be displayed at IWM Duxford

Alan Davies

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Princess Elizabeth stood in front of an L-plated truck during her time in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS).

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: Ready for take-off at IWM Duxford

Alan Davies

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