This walking trail will lead you from Milton Road along the River Cam and Trinity Street to the Market place in the heart of Cambridge, exploring the important stories along the way including the origin of the phrase 'Hobson Choice', the Roman river crossing, the burning of Bucer in Market Square, and give you insights into the Cambridge Coat of Arms, the story of football, and much more!
You can see a preview or the trail and route below or download a pdf version HERE
Michael Rosen has composed poems about Cambridge people and places pinned to the history trail which Historyworks has recorded with some new songs performed by local primary children to entertain you on your journey. The trail lasts approximately 90 minutes.
Audio Trail downloadable in MP3 format available on the web at: www.audioboom.fm/historyworks
© Historyworks 2017.
This trail & accompanying audio have been devised and produced by Helen Weinstein, to whom all suggestions for revisions should be directed (historyworkstv@gmail.com).
Narration of the trails by Michael Rosen. Michael Rosen is a poet, novelist, broadcaster, famous for his poems like 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt', 'Chocolate Cake', and for this project his poems include 'The Fitzwilliam Lions' and 'Coldham's Common'.
Photos from the Cambridgeshire Collection, the National Railways Museum and Historyworks.
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A) Milton Road - Victorian School
<p><span>The School building is located on Ascham Road named after Roger Ascham who was a very famous teacher in Tudor times because he was the personal …
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B) River Cam
<p>The River Cam is the name by which Cambridge got its name! It has been an important part of Cambridge life since the Roman times, with …
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C) Museum of Cambridge
<p><span>The Museum of Cambridge was originally a timber-framed coaching inn, a pub where you could stay over, called the ‘White Horse Inn’ from the times when …
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D) Xu Zhi Mo
<p>Xu Zhi Mo, one of China’s foremost poets of the twentieth century, is widely known for his poem 'On Leaving Cambridge' composed in 1928 when he …
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E) Eglantyne Jebb
<p><span>Eglantyne Jebb was an economist, educator, social activist, philanthropist and political campaigner for women’s, children’s and refugee rights.</span> In 1906 Eglantyne published “Cambridge: a Social Study” highlighting …
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F) Gwen Raverat & Charles Darwin
<p>Gwen Raverat is one of the most important British wood engravers, who excelled at printmaking with fantastic pictures of Cambridge, especially of the River Cam. She …
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G) Hobson's Stables
<p>Thomas Hobson was born in the 16th Century and was very well known in Cambridge, especially for helping fund the conduit to bring fresh water to …
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H) King's Chapel
<p><span>King’s College Chapel is one of the most iconic buildings in Cambridge and took over half a century to build! King’s College and its chapel were …
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I) Burning Bucer
<p>In Tudor times, Martin Bucer was a celebrated Protestant theologian. While the Protestant boy-king Edward VI ruled England, Bucer became Professor of Theology at Cambridge. When …
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J) Cambridge Coat of Arms
<p><span>If you look above the door of the Guildhall you will see the Cambridge Coat of Arms. They show the River Cam with three ships on …
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K) Cromwell
<p>In the 1640s the civil war in England between King and Parliament put Cambridge in turmoil. The University was largely royalist supporting Charles I and the …
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L) Magdalene Bridge
<p>Magdalene Bridge used to be known as “Great Bridge” and marks the site of an important Roman era river crossing. During Roman times the River Cam …
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