On Saturday 2nd April volunteers on the Mill Road History Project were invited to a small do at the Bath House to celebrate the end of the original, Heritage Lottery funded, project. The event was well attended with a number of researchers being presented with bound copies of their building reports and a recitation of the Mill Road Poem by its author Dean Parkin. Here are a few photos taken by Allan Brigham, click on the thumbnails for larger versions.
Mill Road TV is a new YouTube channel about the people and places of Mill Road. This video looks at the well known shoe shop on Cavendish Road that is shortly to close.
A flashback to 2013 when Mill Road History Project founder member Ian Bent featured in the Cambridge News.
You can read the original news story on the Cambridge News website and more detail about Robert Browning on Capturing Cambridge.
The History Society is looking at a similar scheme for notable people along Mill Road. If you would like to help out with this project then please contact us.
Caroline Jaine worked on a film project in 2011 linking Cambridge to Karachi. One chapter featured Mill Road and can be viewed below.
Our thanks to Tony Kirby for his fascinating talk on the History of Anglia Ruskin University which around 35 people enjoyed in the Mill Road Baptist Centre last night.
After the talk the attendees agreed the constitution for the society and elected the first set of officers. If anyone else would like to join the committee and help shape the society then please contact us.
Here are some photos from the evening, click on the thumbnails for larger version.
Welcome to the web site of the Mill Road History Society.
We have a leaflet available giving information on upcoming events. You can pick up a copy at any of our events, or view it online.