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sweet shop
my g.g.g. grandparents the Nixons had a sweet shop at 26 Petty Cury in the 1850s to early 1880s. Anybody ant news or pics?
Contributed by sylvia finch
My sister.
The lady on the left by the railings of King's College is my older sister then aged 22. We lived in Cambridge until 1922 and I was a pupil at Cambridge High School during the First World War. I am now 93.
Contributed by M Helyer
Marshall's Airport
I lived at 14 The Homing, Meadowlands, Cambridge which was close to the airport. I was 8 years old in 1955. Often on sunny weekends, my Mum would takes us on a walk over to the airport.
It was a quiet relaxed place in those days. There was no kind of airport security, and you could stroll through the gate and sit down on benches to watch the odd Tiger Moth taxi over to the runway and take off. The pilots would fly over and wave.
I remember watching a Venom jet fighter being started up and all the sudden noise compared to the previous peace and quiet. Occasionally we would walk down by the taxi way, and watch ...read more here
Contributed by Chris Birkbeck
Cambridgeshire memories
sweet shop
my g.g.g. grandparents the Nixons had a sweet shop at 26 Petty Cury in the 1850s to early 1880s. Anybody ant news or pics?
A memory of Cambridge contributed by sylvia finch
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Here we see St John’s College Old Bridge, originally conceived by Wren, but brought into being in 1712 by Robert Grumbold. Just beyond, joining Third and New Courts of St John’s College, is the Bridge of Sighs, its Gothic design unashamedly borrowed from the covered bridge of the same name in Venice.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories".
Joining the two courts of St John’s College on either side of the River Cam is the Bridge of Sighs. It borrows the idea of the covered bridge from the one of the same name in Venice. Although the Cambridge version, built in 1831, has barred unglazed windows, the students passing through it were not necessarily looking their last upon the outside world, as were the users of the original!
An extract from from"Cambridge Photographic Memories".
Joining the two courts of St John’s College on either side of the River Cam is the Bridge of Sighs. It borrows the idea of the covered bridge from one of the same name in Venice. Although the Cambridge version, built in 1831, has barred unglazed windows, the students passing through it were not necessarily looking their last upon the outside world as were the users of the original!
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories".
The Old Bridge is seen this time from the Bridge of Sighs. Beyond is the Wren Library, part of Trinity College.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories".
Trinity College’s magnificent library was designed by Christopher Wren 1676-90, with wood carvings by Grinling Gibbons. The statue at the end is of Lord Byron. The library houses many famous manuscripts, including ones by Milton, Macaulay, Thackeray and Tennyson.
An extract from from"Cambridge Photographic Memories".