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The Side Streets of Mill Road

Wednesday, 11 May, 2016, 7:30 pm9:00 pm

‘The Side Streets of Mill Road: Covent Garden and Hemingford Road’
with our two speakers, local historians, Ian Bent and Allan Brigham

Covent Garden – earliest side street (1830) – ‘cattle being herded down the street, hooves striking sparks on the cobbles, to Sennitt’s slaughterhouse.’

Hemingford Road – built in late-Victorian times – ‘It was Marbles in the gutter, and Hopscotch, chalking on all the pavements; Hoops in the winter, because it was cold.’

Our venue is the main hall at the
Mill Road Baptist Church
178 Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1
(Please use the side entrance off Stockwell Street)

7.30pm start (doors open at 7pm)

All welcome, FREE entry and refreshments,
with fully accessible venue

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Date:
Wednesday, 11 May, 2016
Time:
7:30 pm–9:00 pm
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Mill Road Baptist Church
178 Mill Road
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB1 3LP United Kingdom
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