Talk

As part of our events for Open Cambridge 2021 we present a film from Shahida Rahman on the History of Indian Restaurants in Cambridge.

A group of several score objects from a working class home in are being donated to the Museum of Cambridge. They were owned by Charles (1867-1912) and Clara Crouch (nee Peacock) (1872-1949) of and some of their 9 children. This survival is rare because it is so well documented and supplemented by family photographs. This illustrated talk will explore […]

Local historian Tamsin Wimhurst uncovers the fascinating and often hidden history of the laundresses of Cambridge. Why a talk about laundry and washing?  In 19th century Cambridge there were more women involved in the industry than in any other work. It was a job that they could turn to even during the toughest of times and one that […]

February's talk is from Hill's Road student Michael Large who has been sketching some of Cambridge's famous, and less famous, buildings. Cambridge is too often seen as nothing but a university city. The town outside the gown is packed full of rich historical, global and personal colour, which I have always wanted to share as […]

The Cambridgeshire Regiment recruited local men from all walks of life, and many served side by side on the field of battle. John Mansfield, and George Bowes were two such men, from different walks of life but both from the Mill Road area. John, decorated for gallantry, was Elsie Palmer’s father and thus connected to […]

Unfortunately this talk has had to be cancelled due to Covid. We hope to reschedule it for later in the year. The AGM will be run at a future meeting, details to be announced. “Fenner’s” is well known in Cambridge, even amongst those who know little about cricket, but being named after the University Cricket […]

Education from Hills Road to Mill Road is an informative and fascinating talk on the history and evolution of schools in the Mill Road area. We hope this will spark memories, inviting discussion about formal and informal education in schools and in the community. The talk will review social and economic factors driving political and […]

This event was originally planned for April 2022 and has now been rescheduled for August. From Gwydir Street to Vancouver – how local history research unravelled an extraordinary story Local resident and former BBC journalist FIONA CHESTERTON will talk about how she came to write a book about what started as a small amateur research […]

Join artist Emma Smith to learn about her artistic inventions, created in collaboration with residents of Cambridge, from future predicting machines to musical instruments that allow you to hear subterranean music. In this special evening of artistic exploration, the artist will share insights into a number of projects across Cambridge that have involved working collaboratively […]

This talk is about the remarkable life and work of Lettice Ramsey, who as a young widow in the early 1930s set up a photographic studio with her professional partner Helen Muspratt in Petty Cury, Cambridge. Ramsey & Muspratt became one of the most celebrated 20th century photographers, and their portraits of the Bloomsbury group and […]