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Caption For Waterbeach, Bottisham Locks, The River Cam C1955

Here we see manually-operated lock gates in the River Cam at Waterbeach, north of Cambridge.

Caption For Cambridge, Newnham College, Sedgewick Hall 1890

Newnham College was Cambridge's second college for women, and was built a lot closer to the centre than the first one at Girton.

Caption For Stapleford, The Rose Inn C1960

This small inn stands at the edge of the village on the main London route into Cambridge where it crosses the River Granta.

Caption For Cambridge, Westminster College 1914

Not part of the University, Westminster College is one of several theological colleges in Cambridge; this one is the college of the Presbyterian Church of England.

Caption For Great Shelford, The Village 1914

High Street c1965 Post-war expansion of Cambridge pushed the suburbs into outlying villages.

Caption For Linton, High Street C1955

Linton had a regular market from the Middle Ages, and it was the last place outside Cambridge to maintain one, but it came to an end around 1860, supplanted by its shops.

Caption For Cambridge, Sidney Street 1931

These days, Cambridge streets have become so congested that parts of the city are no-go areas for cars.

Caption For Teversham, High Street C1965

Post-war expansion of Cambridge pushed the suburbs into outlying villages.

Caption For Cambridge, Peterhouse 1890

Peterhouse is distinguished as the first college in Cambridge, although the original 13th-century buildings have been altered considerably.

Caption For Little Abington, C1960

Jeremiah's Tea House (centre) used to be one of the favourite places to drive out to from Cambridge in the 1960s.

Caption For Madingley, The Church 1909

The nearby Elizabethan Madingley Hall was the residence for both Edward VII and George VI during their time in Cambridge as undergraduates.

Caption For Cambridge, Peterhouse 1890

Peterhouse is distinguished as Cambridge's first college, although the original 13th century buildings have been altered considerably.

Caption For Trumpington, Village 1914

Thatched cottages abound in this view; at this time, Trumpington was a village separate from Cambridge.

Caption For Cambridge, Petty Cury 1909

Even at the turn of the century, there is no doubt that Cambridge had traffic problems, with horse-drawn carriages and bicycles filling this bustling thoroughfare.

Caption For Cambridge, Clare College 1890

Here we see Clare College from Clare Bridge, which dates from 1640: it is the oldest surviving bridge in Cambridge.

Caption For Cambridge, Guildhall Interior 1890

Ornate decoration can be seen inside the grand main hall of Cambridge's Guildhall.

Caption For Cambridge, Guildhall Interior 1890

Ornate decoration can be seen inside the grand main hall of Cambridge's Guildhall.

Caption For Camberley, London Road 1909

The Cambridge Hotel, in the background, now boasts a large advertising board.

Caption For Cambridge, 1st Eastern General Hospital C1918

Cambridge is renowned as a city of bicycles, and even in 1914 their presence was already conspicuous.

Caption For Cambridge, Trinity Street 1914

Cambridge is renowned as a city of bicycles, and even in 1914 their presence was already conspicuous.