This walking trail will lead you from Morley Memorial School along Trumpington Street into the Market place in the heart of Cambridge, exploring the important stories along the way including the coming of the railway, the botanic garden, old Addenbrooke's Hospital, and give you insights into the story of Hobson's Conduit bringing fresh water to Cambridge, the Market Square fire 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) Morley Memorial - Victorian School
<p class="p1">Morley Memorial School was founded in the Victorian Era and is one of the oldest non-denominational schools in Cambridge. The school opened on 15th January …
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B) Cattle Market
<p class="p1">The Cattle Market moved to the site where Cambridge Leisure Park now stands in the 1890s, having previously been situated on Castle Hill. It was …
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C) Coming of the Railway
<p class="p1">The first successful railway locomotive train ran in 1804 and Stephenson’s Rocket was designed in 1829. Railways then started to expand across the UK. Eventually …
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D) Botanic Garden
<p class="p1"><span>The original Cambridge University Botanic Garden was not on the current site, but were established in the centre of town between 1760-63 where the Cavendish …
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E) Hobson's Fountain
<p class="p1"><span>In Tudor times, Cambridge was a very smelly place, with toilets being emptied into the river, and dirty water spreading diseases! To help clean up …
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F) The Old Hospital
<p class="p1">Addenbrooke’s Hospital was originally located on the site of the University's Judge Business School on Trumpington Street. It was founded following a generous gift of …
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G) Fitzwilliam Lions
<p class="p1">The Fitzwilliam Museum was founded thanks to Richard, VII Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion, who donated his library and collection of art to the University in …
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H) Unsung Women
<p><span>In 1897 the Victorian women of the University of Cambridge got rather fed up with not being allowed to graduate like their male classmates. Therefore on …
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I) The Fire of 1849 in Market Square
<p><span>On the night of Saturday 15th September 1849 there was a huge blaze which came to be known as the Great Fire of Cambridge Market. It …
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