Magdalene College
by jo104
This college is one of the smaller colleges in Cambridge made famous by being the last college to admit women. It was only in 1988 when the first woman gained admittance to this college, the men wore black armbands and flew the flag at half mast in protest when the women joined.
Some of the famous people who attended Magdalene College is the great London diarist Samuel Pepys (who watched London burning in the great fire of London). Others include
CS Lewis (author) & Simon Ambrose (winner Apprentice no 3)
Mathematical Bridge
by CandS
While we were punting down the River Cam we came across the Mathematical Bridge...our guide told us that many years ago the maths students couldn't work out how the bridge was built without any bolts etc so they pulled it apart, then they couldn't get it to go back together without the bolts so they had to use them to join the bridge back together...
Old gravestones - the Hunnybuns
by angiebabe
A quick walk up a back lane way to Marks and Spencers took us a past the back of one of the churches - Holy Trinity Church - the laneway it appeared had been made through the old cemetary site with a few gravestones out on the opposite wall - looking at the gravestones that we went past made me laugh as knowing the old tradition of surnames coming about from the craft or employment that a man was involved here on some gravestones from the 1700s were the Hunnybuns! Conjured up all sorts of pictures of sweet and romantic characters!
Another gem off of Mill Rd. is...
by richiecdisc
Another gem off of Mill Rd. is Cambridge Blue, a rare non-smoking pub in the UK. Hip, hip, hooray. Hip, hip, hooray. The owner is very knowledgeable and friendly. Great ale selection that changes daily. Food out in the atrium looked excellent.
Books!
by jrs1234
Cambridge is a great place to come to if you like bookshops. There are 3 huge bookshops - Heffers, Waterstones and Borders and numerous smaller ones. Unlike most of the other shops in town, both Borders and Waterstones are open late from Monday to Saturday - Waterstones until 8pm, and Borders until 10pm!
Of the smaller places, Galloway and Porter is particularly worth a mention as it sells cheap leftover stock; it's just short walk north from Waterstones.
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Oliver Cromwell House
....my visual interpretation of 'clubbing'
Emmanuel Street
The round church
