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SUMMARY:Talk: Stories from Mill Road Cemetery
DESCRIPTION:Claire Martinsen\, member of the Friends of Mill Road Cemetery has a passion for local history and researching the stories within Mill Road Cemetery. She has researched and uploaded more than 250 stories on to the website www.millroadcemetery.org.uk and will share her favourite local stories with us in this talk. \n\n\n\nThis talk will be held using Zoom. To take part in the Zoom session and be able to ask questions of Claire then please sign up to our mailing list. The meeting link will be sent by email on the day before the talk. \n\n\n\nThe meeting will also be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/millroadhistory/ and can be watched there instead. \n\n\n\nThe event is free to watch but if you enjoy it please consider making a donation to our PayPal account\, see the button on the home page of this website. \n\n\n\nClaire has been a member of the Mill Road Cemetery History Group for the past 18 months\, and as she readily admits has fallen under its spell. By day Claire is a successful entrepreneur and runs Breckland Orchard which makes carbonated drinks.  She is also a member of the Mill Road WI. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou can watch a recording of the talk here or on YouTube.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-stories-from-the-cemetery/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:VE Day 'Show an object\, tell a story'
DESCRIPTION:We would like to invite you to join us for a digital history event. In memory of the 75th Anniversary of VE Day\, we will be hosting an online “bring an object\, tell a story” event. We are looking for Second World War objects with an interesting five minute (or less!) story attached. A Mill Road or Cambridge connection is welcome but not essential. \n\n\n\nHow will it work? The event will be hosted on Zoom. If you have an object and a story\, please let us know by emailing admin@millroadhistory.org.uk with a photograph of the object and a short summary of the story. The meeting host will invite people to share one at a time\, by either sharing an image of the object\, or holding the object up to the camera\, and talking about the object’s story.This event will take place at 7:30pm on Tuesday 9th June. You can download the Zoom software from https://zoom.us. The meeting link will be https://zoom.us/j/94789375814?pwd=M0NLOVg5WEJWVGxrb2ZGZjVwa1Zhdz09. \n\n\n\nThe link will be active from 7:15pm to allow everyone time to get connected. It will be free to view however\, if you enjoy it\, a donation to our PayPal account is always appreciated. You can find the donation button on the front page of our website https://millroadhistory.org.uk \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou an watch a recording of this event here or on YouTube.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/agm-and-a-special-event-to-mark-the-75th-anniversary-of-ve-day-2/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200512T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200512T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
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SUMMARY:AGM and VE Day 'Bring an object\, tell a story'
DESCRIPTION:We are sorry but this event has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule it for later in the year. This page will be updated when a new date has been fixed. \n\n\n\nThe society’s Annual General Meeting plus a special event to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day \n\n\n\nTo mark the 75th Anniversary of VE Day\, our AGM will take a different format this year. Instead of a formal talk\, we’ll be hosting a ‘bring an object\, tell a story’ event. If you have any Second World War objects with an interesting five minute story attached\, please get in touch. We’ll also save time for extra stories on the night. A Mill Road connection is welcome but not essential.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/agm-and-a-special-event-to-mark-the-75th-anniversary-of-ve-day/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200310T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200310T210000
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SUMMARY:Talk: Town vs. gown – Social divides in Cambridgeshire antiquarian life
DESCRIPTION:Mariel Rodriguez explores how the 1830s national revival of interest in antiquarianism and archaeology was initially dominated by the University in Cambridge\, until residents like Frederick Leach and C. H. Evelyn White created their own advocacy spaces. By the 20th century the non-university antiquarian society was at the forefront of national preservation debates.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-town-vs-gown-social-divides-in-cambridgeshire-antiquarian-life/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200211T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200211T210000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190914T115941Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: Courtship and Engagement in Victorian England
DESCRIPTION:“Going with the stream.” Underwood & Underwood Publishers: London. 1897. \n\n\n\nMaggie Kalenak will talk about love\, courtship and engagement in nineteenth century England\, considering sources such as love letters\, diaries\, etiquette manuals\, periodicals\, novels and the stories of individual couples. For middle-class Victorians finding a spouse was a highly ritualised and high-stakes process. \n\n\n\nMaggie is a 3rd year PhD student in History at Girton College\, University of Cambridge. She received an MA in Museum Studies from Newcastle University and a BA in History from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her current research focuses on romantic and nuptial culture in 19th century England\, specifically the period of engagement\, with emphasis on gender dynamics\, material culture and representations in literature and history of emotions.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-courtship-and-engagement-in-victorian-england/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:Talk: Mackays – The History of a Local Store
DESCRIPTION:Shop front 1920\, courtesy of Duncan Mackay\n\n\n\nDuncan Mackay describes exciting projects and turbulent times for one of Cambridge’s favourite family businesses. The story starts in Scotland\, via East Road\, Cambridge and a deal with wheelwright firm Alsop & Sons in 1912\, and reaches as far as Los Angeles. The firm has been involved in several major 20th century developments\, including the early radio telescopes\, all whilst continuing to supply its local market.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-mackays-the-history-of-a-local-store/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191112T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191112T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
CREATED:20191019T123549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191020T125851Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: Under the Bridge – What was happening behind the hoardings?
DESCRIPTION:Due to circumstances beyond our control we have had to cancel the scheduled talk “Changing landscapes in Romsey Town”\, we hope to reschedule it for later next year. In place of that we have something a little different… \n\n\n\nCome and found out what was actually going on at Mill Road Bridge this summer! \n\n\n\nMill Road History Society is delighted that Richard Watson of the Spencer Group is coming to talk to us at Ross St Community Centre on November 12th at 7.0 for 7.30-9.0 . \n\n\n\nThe family engineering company The Spencer Group was commissioned by Govia Thames Link to carry out extensive work in Cambridge this summer to allow for extra track. The work included altering Mill Road Bridge.  Richard Watson\, the Project Director\, will give us the full story.  Do join us for a rare and privileged opportunity to see what the public rarely gets to see\, and to find history in the making.  \n\n\n\nThe talk will be preceded by a short introduction to the history of Mill Road Bridge by Caro Wilson\, author of the report. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhotos courtesy of the Spencer Group.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-under-the-bridge-what-was-happening-behind-the-hoardings/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191010T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191010T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
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SUMMARY:Festival of Ideas: Miss Jebb revisits Mill Road
DESCRIPTION:In 1900 Eglantyne Jebb\, who would late found ‘Save the Children’ came to live in Cambridge. In 1906 she published ‘Cambridge – A Brief Study in Social Questions’. In the opening chapter she describes Mill Road. What would she think of it today? Who might she have met and what changes would she have seen if she had revisited the road in the last 119 years. \n\n\n\nThe Mill Road History Society bring Miss Jebb back to life and introduces her to the characters and events of Mill Road’s past. Today we think it as vibrant\, multicultural and quirky. Would Miss Jebb agree? \n\n\n\nBook via Festival of Ideas https://www.festivalofideas.cam.ac.uk/events/miss-jebb-revisits-mill-road from 23 September 2019.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/festival-of-ideas-miss-jebb-revisits-mill-road/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190910T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190910T210000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190907T145609Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: Archaeology found by the public
DESCRIPTION:Dr Helen Geake\, well known for being part of Channel 4’s Time Team\, will explain how the Treasure Act and the Portable Antiquities Scheme have revolutionised our views of the past. Thirty years ago\, if you found something – even an important archaeological object – there was no systematic recording system. Today archaeological finds made by members of the public are properly recorded and ‘treasures’ are saved for the nation. \n\n\n\nHelen gained her PhD at York looking at how what people wore around the time of Sutton Hoo was linked to the political situation at the time\, when the new institutions of kings and the Church were changing life very fast. She later spent 10 years in Cambridge as the PAS’s early-medieval finds advisor and has since been training volunteers to record their finds on the PAS database and helping the general public use the data for their research. \n\n\n\nDoors open at 7pm for a start at 7:30pm. Admission is a suggested £3 per person. All welcome\, fully accessible venue\, refreshments served afterwards.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-archaeology-found-by-the-public/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190709T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190709T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
CREATED:20190527T112006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190907T144506Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: Swimming in Cambridge
DESCRIPTION:Join Mill Road History society for a gentle glide through the story of swimming and bathing in Cambridge – from river races to skinny-dipping poets. \n\n\n\nDoors open at 7pm\, the talk starts at 7:30pm. Tea and biscuits served afterwards\, fully accessible venue\, all welcome.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-swimming-in-cambridge/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190514T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190514T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190613T203217Z
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SUMMARY:AGM and Talk: From Vice to Virtue: The Cambridge Female Refuge
DESCRIPTION:Just visible behind Christ Church on Newmarket Road is the roofline of the Cambridge Female Refuge\, founded in 1838 and functioning in the city until 1939. The Refuge was intended as a voluntarily reformatory institution for ‘fallen’ women\, that is to say\, women earning their living by sex work or considered to be in ‘moral danger’. Women inmates did laundry and sewing work\, learned to read and write and received religious instruction. At the end of around two years\, they were placed in respectable domestic service or returned to friends and family. While inside the institution\, women’s freedom of movement outside the Refuge site was largely restricted to attendance at church.  \n\n\n\nPhoto copyright Susan WoodallPhoto copyright Susan Woodall\n\n\n\nEvery Sunday\, they would walk through the door in the churchyard wall\, through their own private door at the back of the church and into a specially screened private pew. On their way\, they would pass the window designed by Frederick Leach\, who also painted the Refuge interior.  \n\n\n\nFor some women\, despite the hard work and long hours\, the Refuge provided genuine protection and a chance to change their life courses; for some\, separation from their families and the experience of confinement was unbearable. Other women’s experiences were more mixed; they stayed the course by finding inventive ways round institutional rules… \n\n\n\nText copyright Susan Woodall \n\n\n\nThis talk will be preceded by the Society’s AGM. \n\n\n\nThe event takes place at Ross Street Community Centre. Doors open at 7pm and the talk starts at 7:30pm. All are welcome\, Ross Street is a fully accessible venue\, tea and biscuits are provided afterwards. Admission is with a suggested donation of £3 per person.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/agm-and-talk-from-vice-to-virtue-the-cambridge-female-refuge/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190312T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190312T210000
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SUMMARY:Talk: Ginger Beer and Silicon Chips
DESCRIPTION:Joe McIntyre presents a curious tale of the building in Willis Road that has housed entrepreneurs\, mineral water\, type- writers\, home computers\, revolutionary heating systems\, unique personal transport and… even more computers. \n\n\n\nIn its 123 years\, it’s been a bottling factory\, a furniture storage and distribution centre\, a high-tech research centre and the home to computing for a technical college\, a polytechnic and a post-1992 university.  \n\n\n\nA talk for anybody who’s ever wondered what’s behind the gates of Silicon Alley at 25 Willis Road… \n\n\n\nThe event takes place at Ross Street Community Centre. Doors open at 7pm and the talk starts at 7:30pm. All are welcome\, Ross Street is a fully accessible venue\, tea and biscuits are provided afterwards. Admission is with a suggested donation of £3 per person.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-ginger-beer-and-silicon-chips/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190108T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190108T210000
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SUMMARY:Talk: Representing Cambridge - Anne Campbell
DESCRIPTION:Anne Campbell and Stephen Hawking\n\n\n\nAnne Campbell\, MP for Cambridge from 1992-2005\, will talk about how she managed important issues such as science funding\, lone parent support and student finance. \n\n\n\n“I have always felt Cambridge is a very special city and it is important to ensure the views and interests of Cambridge people are well represented. But what does that mean in practice and how does it translate into action in Parliament?” \n\n\n\nThe talk takes place at Ross Street Community Centre. Doors open at 7pm and the talk starts at 7:30pm. All are welcome\, Ross Street is a fully accessible venue\, tea and biscuits are provided after the talk. Admission is with a suggested donation of £3 per person.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-anne-campbell/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181204T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181204T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
CREATED:20181104T114841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181104T115620Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: Digging the David Parr House
DESCRIPTION:At the beginning of September\, Alison Dickens and her colleague Catherine Collins from Access Cambridge Archaeology led a team of enthusiastic volunteers to excavate the back garden of the David Parr House on Gwydir Street. Fifteen small test pits were dug over three days (a total of 73 10cm spits!) and their contents sieved and washed\, revealing an incredible range of objects from late Saxon pottery to 20th century childhood memorabilia. This talk is the public sharing of what was uncovered then and has been discovered since\, looking at both the history and development of not only Gwydir Street\, but also this part of Cambridge. \nThis event takes place at the St Barnabas Centre behind St Barnabas Church\, doors open at 7pm with the talk starting at 7:30pm. Entrance is free with any donations shared between Mill Road History Society and the David Parr House. \nThe speaker\, Alison Dickens BA MCIfA\, is a Senior Manager at the Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) and Director of Access Cambridge Archaeology (ACA). \n 
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-digging-the-david-parr-house/
LOCATION:St Barnabas Centre\, Old School Hall\, St. Barnabas Church\, Mill Road\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB1 2BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181113T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181113T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
CREATED:20180712T140300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181104T115001Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: The Outbreak of Peace\, 1918-1919
DESCRIPTION:On 11 November 1918\, at 11am\, guns stopped firing and peace broke out. Bells were rung\, Cambridge rioted\, and the war was over. But men did not return instantly; fighting continued in Russia\, the Armistice was not\, technically\, a peace treaty\, and many men would never return. \nJo Costin describes the end of the war and its immediate aftermath in Cambridge. \nThe event takes place at Ross Street Community Centre. Doors open at 7pm with the talk starting at 7:30pm. \n 
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-the-outbreak-of-peace-1918-1919/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181009T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181009T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
CREATED:20180712T140136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180906T144859Z
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SUMMARY:Festival of Ideas: Radical Mill Road
DESCRIPTION:How did late 19th/early 20th century radical demands for social justice impact on Cambridge and Mill Road? Dr Deborah Thom introduces our theme with an overview of contemporary campaigns for social change; Mary Burgess will explore Women’s Suffrage in Cambridge and Mill Road; and Antony Carpen will tell us more about Cambridge women who brought about change: Florence Keynes\, Eglantine Jebb and Clara Rackham. The Vote100 exhibition from the Cambridgeshire Collection will be on display. \nThe event is at Ross Street Community Centre. Doors open at 7pm and the talks will be from 7:30pm to 9pm approximately. \nThis is a free event but will be ticketed. You will be able to book at https://www.festivalofideas.cam.ac.uk/events/radical-mill-road from 11am on Monday 24 September. \nImage copyright: National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies\, Cambridgeshire Collection\, Cambridge Central Library.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/festival-of-ideas-radical-mill-road/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180612T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180612T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
CREATED:20180513T173651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180513T173847Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: Mapping the Cemetery - Uncovering its Stories
DESCRIPTION:The History Group of the Friends of Mill Road Cemetery have an ambitious (possibly over ambitious?) project to photograph each of the 3000 graves in the cemetery\, to map their location as precisely as we can\, and to research the people buried there. Three members of the History Group will talk about what they’re doing; Caro Wilson will outline the valuable relationship with the Ordnance Survey\, Mary Naylor will describe the research and on-the-ground work that is necessary\, and Ian Bent will tell one of the many stories we have uncovered\, that of Isaiah Deck\, pharmacist of King’s Parade. \nThis event takes place in the St Barnabas Centre (the Old School Hall) behind St Barnabas Church on Tuesday 12th June. Doors open at 7pm\, the talk starts at 7:30pm. Tea and biscuits and a chance to talk to the speakers are provided afterwards. Admission is open to all and costs £3.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-mapping-the-cemetery-uncovering-its-stories/
LOCATION:St Barnabas Centre\, Old School Hall\, St. Barnabas Church\, Mill Road\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB1 2BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180508T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180508T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
CREATED:20170926T185952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180420T131016Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: The Lost Baptist Cemetery on East Road & AGM
DESCRIPTION:A talk by Gareth Rees of Oxford Archaeology East about the small 1830s cemetery which was rediscovered and excavated during building work at St Matthew’s School. \nThis talk will be preceded by the Society’s AGM. \nYou can read more about the excavation in the report at https://library.thehumanjourney.net/1677/1/Report%201437_final_LR.pdf
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-the-lost-baptist-cemetery-on-east-road/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180313T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180313T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
CREATED:20170926T185714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180212T182953Z
UID:1369-1520969400-1520974800@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk: Plaster\, Pointing and Paint
DESCRIPTION:Tamsin Wimhurst\, Chair of the David Parr House Trust \nFind out about progress made during the first year of conservation at David Parr House (“the dirty phase”); what’s been found\, and what’s planned for the future. http://davidparrhouse.org/
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-plaster-pointing-and-paint/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180109T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180109T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
CREATED:20170926T185446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180103T183607Z
UID:1365-1515526200-1515531600@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk: The Shop Girls
DESCRIPTION:“The Shop Girls\, the true story of Cambridge’s own Mr Selfridge who at one time lived in Mill Road.” \nThis is a talk by Ellee Seymour about shop workers who worked in an elegant ladies department store in Cambridge between the 1940s-60s. The store\, called Heyworth’s\, had all but faded from living memory until Ellee began her research – and discovered a family secret that Herbert Heyworth had taken to his grave. \nThe talk takes place at Ross Street Community Centre. Doors open at 7pm and the talk starts at 7:30pm. Fully accessible venue\, tea and biscuits provided after the talk. \n 
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-the-shop-girls/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171114T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171114T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
CREATED:20170926T184717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171014T121632Z
UID:1358-1510687800-1510693200@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk: 500 years of Cambridge spies
DESCRIPTION:Christopher Andrew – Emeritus Professor of Modern and Contemporary History\, University of Cambridge – talks about 500 years of Cambridge spies. \nSpies have long been a Cambridge tradition. They were the main motif in Queen Elizabeth I’s last dress. More recently\, there were times in the 20th century when Cambridge provided the best spies for both Britain and Russia. \n\nThe image shows the Kim Philby: The first Cambridge spy to get his own postage stamp.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/500-years-of-cambridge-spies/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171012T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171012T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
CREATED:20170926T184535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170926T193437Z
UID:1356-1507836600-1507842000@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk: Exploring myth and reality: Experiences of India and the UK
DESCRIPTION:Dr Sean Lang (Senior Lecturer\, ARU) explores perspectives on Indian Independence and Partition in 1947. Ila Chandavarkar shares her experiences and expectations on arriving in Cambridge in September 1975. \n\nBook tickets at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-myth-and-reality-experiences-of-india-and-the-uk-tickets-37877746359 \nMore info at http://www.festivalofideas.cam.ac.uk/events/exploring-myth-and-reality-experiences-india-and-uk \n 
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/exploring-myth-and-reality-experiences-of-india-and-the-uk/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170912T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170912T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
CREATED:20170902T074457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170907T062234Z
UID:1311-1505244600-1505250000@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk: Music\, Mill Road and Me with Nick Barraclough
DESCRIPTION:Nick Barraclough is a British radio producer\, presenter\, musician and writer\, who is best known for hosting shows related to specialist American music. He has for many years been the presenter of various music shows and documentaries on BBC Radio. \nNick says “Mill Road has been a thread all through my life…I was born there\, the first house I bought was in Cyprus Road and I now live a couple of hundred yards away. It’s an association I’ve always valued.” \nThe event is in the St Barnabas Centre\, behind St Barnabas Church. Doors open at 7pm with the talk starting at 7:30pm. Fully accessible venue\, all welcome. \nNote starting with this event we are asking for a donation of £3 per person to cover the costs of running the society.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-music-mill-road-and-me-with-nick-barraclough/
LOCATION:St Barnabas Centre\, Old School Hall\, St. Barnabas Church\, Mill Road\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB1 2BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170308T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170308T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
CREATED:20160710T135351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170302T162809Z
UID:903-1488999600-1489006800@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk: Your Cambridge Maps
DESCRIPTION:Jon Harris talks about making his distinctive hand drawn maps of Cambridge. \n\nJon Harris is an artist\, illustrator and calligrapher\, who has a special interest in topography and architecture. With his encyclopaedic knowledge of the architectural history of Cambridge\, Jon Harris is a highly valued historical advisor on developments and refurbishments. His engagement with and use of the local environments within his drawings has fascinated and enthused all people involved in his projects (from http://www.shape-east.org.uk/about-artists.html). \nThe event is in the St Barnabas Centre\, behind St Barnabas Church. Doors open at 7pm with the talk starting at 7:30pm. Fully accessible venue\, all welcome. \n 
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-your-cambridge-maps/
LOCATION:St Barnabas Centre\, Old School Hall\, St. Barnabas Church\, Mill Road\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB1 2BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170111T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170111T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
CREATED:20160710T134620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160718T132521Z
UID:897-1484163000-1484168400@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk: Mill Road\, Barnwell\, and the history of prostitution in Victorian Cambridge
DESCRIPTION:Victorian Cambridge had a flourishing prostitution economy\, one that came to centre on the working-class neighbourhood of Barnwell to the east\, extending up Newmarket Road in particular\, but taking in East Road and Mill Road. This talk considers the ‘moral geography’ of prostitution in Victorian Cambridge\, the relationship between the University authorities and prostitute women\, and the place of Mill Road’s inhabitants in this history. \nThe talk will be delivered by Dr Philip Howell of the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge. \nThe event is in the St Barnabas Centre\, behind St Barnabas Church. Doors open at 7pm with the talk starting at 7:30pm. Fully accessible venue\, all welcome.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-the-history-of-prostitution-in-victorian-cambridge/
LOCATION:St Barnabas Centre\, Old School Hall\, St. Barnabas Church\, Mill Road\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB1 2BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161109T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161109T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
CREATED:20160710T133356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160718T132342Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: The Cambridgeshire Kitcheners
DESCRIPTION:In the opening months of the First World War\, 1\,500 men from Cambridgeshire came forward to serve their country as a battalion in Kitchener’s New Army\, many from the Mill Road area. \nThey came from the city and they came from the fields. Many had never left the county before\, let alone their country\, and all too many would never return. Whether farm labourers\, shop assistants\, bricklayers\, chauffeurs\, university scholars or college porters\, men from all walks of life united and became the Cambridgeshire Kitcheners. \nAuthor Jo Costin will tell the personal stories of these men. \nThe event is in the St Barnabas Centre\, behind St Barnabas Church. Doors open at 7pm with the talk starting at 7:30pm. Fully accessible venue\, all welcome. \n 
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-the-cambridgeshire-kitcheners/
LOCATION:St Barnabas Centre\, Old School Hall\, St. Barnabas Church\, Mill Road\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB1 2BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161013T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161013T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
CREATED:20160710T132858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160917T065423Z
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SUMMARY:Festival of Ideas: Mill Road on the Move
DESCRIPTION:As a lead up to the Festival of Ideas\, Mill Road History presents a trio of talks on the Festival theme of movement. \nIdeas The Dutt Brothers of Petersfield and their contribution to communism\, pacifism and Indian nationalism \nPeople Mill Road is now my home; a story of migration. \nThings Gold Cup: The journey of the Dales Brewery iconic Gold Cup enamel sign. \nThis event takes place in the main hall at Ross Street Community Centre on Ross Street in Romsey between 7:30pm and 9pm. It is free to attend and there is no need to book. However our Festival of Ideas events are usually very popular so we recommend arriving early to ensure you get in as space is limited. Doors open at 7pm. The venue is fully accessible and all are welcome. Refreshments will be provided. \nSee also the Festival of Ideas website at http://www.festivalofideas.cam.ac.uk/events/mill-road-move \n(image cropped from https://flic.kr/p/4vBZJB\, copyright Prisoner 5413\, licence CC BY-NC 2.0)
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/festival-of-ideas-mill-road-on-the-move/
LOCATION:Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street Community Centre\, Ross Street\, Cambridge\, CB1 3UZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160907T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160907T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
CREATED:20160710T130111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160718T132151Z
UID:887-1473276600-1473282000@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk: The Cambridge 'Bedders'
DESCRIPTION:Author Catherine Seymour will be talking about the lives of the Cambridge ‘Bedders’ following the recent launch of her book on the subject\, The Staircase Girls. \nHere is an extract from the book. \nJoyce leaned her black Triumph bicycle against a wall\, and shivered in the foggy\, early dawn light. Glancing up at the enormous wooden\, carved gate\, she hesitated. This was a secret world she was about to enter…For 16 year old Joyce\, who lived in one of the poorest streets in Cambridge\, the college building where she was about to enter represented privilege\, wealth\, a life she’d never live. As a bedder\, Joyce would be working up and down one of the stone staircases\, making the beds of the male students\, sweeping floors\, dusting desks. She never expected to also find herself mothering\, chastising and sometimes even covering up for ‘her boys’. The Staircase Girls takes us into the lives of Joyce and other bedders\, like Nance\, Maud\, Rose and Audrey. They endured the Second World War and then had to contend with poverty\, ill health and bereavement. They loved\, lost and loved again. But their friendships gave them strength\, and their work gave them happiness – and even a lasting connection with their charges\, some of whom would go on to run the country. Revealing their untold stories for the first time\, this is a vivid\, poignant account of these remarkable women’s lives. \nThe event is in the St Barnabas Centre\, behind St Barnabas Church. Doors open at 7pm with the talk starting at 7:30pm. Fully accessible venue\, all welcome. \n 
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/talk-the-cambridge-bedders/
LOCATION:St Barnabas Centre\, Old School Hall\, St. Barnabas Church\, Mill Road\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB1 2BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160511T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160511T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
CREATED:20160122T195942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160508T160107Z
UID:23-1462995000-1463000400@millroadhistory.org.uk
SUMMARY:The Side Streets of Mill Road
DESCRIPTION:‘The Side Streets of Mill Road: Covent Garden and Hemingford Road’\nwith our two speakers\, local historians\, Ian Bent and Allan Brigham \nCovent Garden – earliest side street (1830) – ‘cattle being herded down the street\, hooves striking sparks on the cobbles\, to Sennitt’s slaughterhouse.’ \nHemingford 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.’ \nOur venue is the main hall at the\nMill Road Baptist Church\n178 Mill Road\, Cambridge\, CB1\n(Please use the side entrance off Stockwell Street) \n7.30pm start (doors open at 7pm) \nAll welcome\, FREE entry and refreshments\,\nwith fully accessible venue
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/the-side-streets-of-mill-road/
LOCATION:Mill Road Baptist Church\, 178 Mill Road\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB1 3LP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160413T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160413T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203937
CREATED:20160122T194706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160409T114522Z
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SUMMARY:Buildings of the Labour Movement
DESCRIPTION:Nick Mansfield is Senior Research Fellow in History at UCLan in Preston\, but was born and brought up in Sturton Street\, Cambridge. His talk Buildings of the Labour movement is based on his 2013 book for English Heritage. It will partly focus on labour movement buildings in the Cambridge area\, including Sturton Town Hall (later the Kinema)\, the Romsey Town Labour Club (with the redoubtable Albert Stubbs MP) and the mid-19th century Owenite communities in the Fens.
URL:https://millroadhistory.org.uk/oldevent/buildings-of-the-labour-movement/
LOCATION:St Barnabas Centre\, Old School Hall\, St. Barnabas Church\, Mill Road\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB1 2BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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