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Mill Road History Society

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A local history society for Mill Road, Cambridge, UK www.millroadhistory.org.uk capturingcambridge.org

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Mill Road History Society @millroadhistory.org.uk · 30/08/2026

Our next talk is for Open Cambridge 2026 and is entitled Working Lives of Women in East Cambridge in the early mid 20th Century It's on 8 September at Ross Street Community Centre and is free. More details at millroadhistory.org.uk/event/workin...

Two women outside a shop with clothes hanging in the windows

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Mill Road History Society @millroadhistory.org.uk · 18/03/2026

Our Cambridge Festival event, What's Your Mill Road?, is next Tuesday 24 March. We'll be in the Mill Road Community Centre on Hazell Street from 6pm for a drop-in workshop followed by a talk at 8pm. More info at millroadhistory.org.uk/event/whats-...

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Mill Road History Society @millroadhistory.org.uk · 19/05/2025

Our next talk is "Inside The Cambridge Female Refuge" with Susan Woodall, 7:30pm on Tuesday 10 June at Ross Street Community Centre. millroadhistory.org.uk/event/inside...

Wooden doors into a church and view of the graveyard

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Mill Road History Society @millroadhistory.org.uk · 30/03/2025

In just under two weeks we have a full day conference in conjunction with the Cambridgeshire Association for Local History on "The Working Communities of Mill Road and East Cambridge". Details, abstracts and booking info at millroadhistory.org.uk/event/the-wo...

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Mill Road History Society @millroadhistory.org.uk · 11/01/2025

Living Streets Cambridge have a programme of Winter Walks, see poster for details. All walks are 90 minutes and end where they started.

Walks are free and open to all. No
need to book, just turn,up on the day.
Thursday Morning Walks: 10.30-12.00am
Walking along the River Cam towards town 9th January: Meet 10.30 outside the Museum of
Technology on Riverside
Off the Beaten Track: exploring Cambridge College gardens.
6th February: Meet 10.30 at West Rd, by U2 University
Library Bus Stop
A walk through Ditton Fields
6th March: Meet 10.30 outside the Green Dragon Pub, 5,
Water St, Chesterton
Wednesday Morning Walk: 10.30-12.00am
Mill Road Cemetery Spring blossom and flowers. 2nd April: Meet 10.30 at the Cemetery Lodge at the end of
the access path from Mill Rd
Sunday Afternoon Walks: 2-3.30pm 'Politics, Punishment and Shopping' a walk around the
Market Square area
26th January: Meet 2pm outside Yo Sushi on Guildhall St Exploring the history of Health and Medicine in Cambridge
23rd February: Meet 2pm outside St Edward's Church, Peas
Hill
Churchill College Art Trail. 23rd March: Meet at main entrance to Churchill College Religion in Cambridge: exploring Places of Worship: past
and present.
13th April Meet 2pm outside Great St Mary's Church on
King's Parade

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Mill Road History Society @millroadhistory.org.uk · 10/12/2024

Thanks to all who came to our talk from Caroline Biggs on The Spinning House earlier this evening. And huge apologies to those we had to turn away due to lack of space. A recording of the talk will be available in the next few days.

Mary introducing Caroline Biggs at the start of her Spinning House talk

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