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A tall stone church with a square tower, arched entrance, and rose window, set on a street corner with a car parked in front.

Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Cambridge

80 Trumpington Street, Emmanuel Congregational Church / Half Moon Inn

History of Emmanuel Congregational Church Cambridge

A tinted drawing of a Cambridge street with stone buildings, a walled courtyard, and figures driving livestock on the road.

Trumpington Street circa 1830

A three-story brick corner building with a sign reading Half Moon Inn, with figures and a horse-drawn carriage on the street.

Half Moon Inn, 80 Trumpington Street, 1872 (MoC9/53/49;111/51)(J Palmer Clarke)

The Flack family lived here when it was the Half Moon Inn in the 19th century.

A brass crescent moon hangs on a chain in front of shelves filled with vintage ceramic jugs, metal tankards, and bottles.

Sign from the Half Moon Inn, 80 Trumpington Street


Built by James Cubitt, 1872-4, superseding the chapel in Downing Place. The style is Early French Gothic.

For more information see Wikipedia.


In Growing Up In Cambridge, Alec Forshaw recalls going to worship at the church in the 1950s. The lives and friendships of his parents revolved around the church.

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