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Two large, bare-branched trees stand on a foggy green common behind a dark metal fence and a solitary wooden bench.

Parkers Piece

Places and Spaces – Exploring Cambridge

Places and Spaces photographic tour of Cambridge

Welcome to Places and Spaces. This is a community led exhibition designed and researched by a group of Community Curators at the Museum of Cambridge. The curators wanted to explore the topic of Town and Gown in Cambridge by looking exclusively at how and by whom spaces in the city are used.

To do this, the Community Curators created an online survey that asked residents how comfortable they felt in Cambridge, what their favourite places are, and whether they identify more closely with Town or Gown. The ninety-nine responses received from people across the county have informed the exhibition at the museum.

One of the questions of the survey asked people about their favourite places in Cambridge. The places that received the most votes have been compiled in this photographic tour hosted by Capturing Cambridge, and it showcases quotes from the responses received and pictures taken by the Community Curators.

You can click on the photos to expand them, or, if you want to read the comments and explore the actual sites in more detail, please click on the number above each picture.

Backs

060

The stone college buildings with tall chimneys stand beyond a river bank and green lawn under a bright blue sky with clouds.

The Backs

Town Centre

057

A lime-green mural with the blue painted text Welcome to CB1, decorated with a blue butterfly and green tree design.

Town Centre (1)

058

Pedestrians, cyclists, and a stone church with a square tower line a street in Cambridge under a cloudy, overcast sky.

Town Centre (2)

059

High-angle view of Cambridge rooftops leading toward the stone tower of a large church under a cloudy, overcast sky.

Town Centre (3)

Jesus Green

054

A wide, green park lawn seen beneath tree branches, with buildings and a tall stone church tower visible in the background.

Jesus Green (1)

055

A straight paved path lined with large, mature deciduous trees stretches into the distance through a green, grassy park.

Jesus Green (2)

056

Large mature trees with thick, textured trunks line a path through a green park, with two figures walking in the distance.

Jesus Green (3)

Lammas Land

033

Two people stand in a bright blue outdoor swimming pool surrounded by mature trees, with a small brick building in the corner.

Lammas Land (1)

034

A wide, flat green field framed by large mature trees under an overcast sky, with a small person sitting near a distant tree.

Lammas Land (2)

Stourbridge Common

011

A dark, blurry night scene features a small luminous shape and long, vertical yellow light streaks against a shadowy background.

Stourbridge Common (1)

018

A muddy path cuts through a flat, grassy common under a dramatic sunset sky with dark, textured clouds over a distant tree line.

Stourbridge Common (2)

024

A side view of a stone building with a tiled roof, featuring a rounded arched doorway and a small narrow window.

Stourbridge Common (3)

Granta / Mill Pond

052

A wooden railing overlooks a river where a group of people in a flat-bottomed boat are moving past a grassy bank and willow.

Granta / Mill Pond

Midsummer Common

029

A long paved path stretches through dry grassy fields on Midsummer Common under a cloudy sky, with trees and a spire beyond.

Midsummer Common

Parker’s Piece

050

Two large, bare-branched trees stand on a foggy green common behind a dark metal fence and a solitary wooden bench.

Parkers Piece (1)

051

A wide grassy field framed by two leafless trees with a long, multi-story building and rows of houses in the hazy distance.

Parkers Piece (2)

Grantchester Meadows

009

A small dark-haired dog on a lead stands on a grassy riverbank before a wide stretch of water and large leafless trees.

Grantchester Meadows (1)

049

A cyclist stands on a path beside a large, sunny meadow with distant cows under a clear blue sky and large leafy trees.

Grantchester Meadows (2)

Riverside Path

053

A red metal footbridge spans across a river, where people walk along a path near boathouses and a narrowboat on the Cam.

Riverside Path (1)

048

People relax on a green riverbank under willow trees while others travel in flat-bottomed boats on the River Cam in summer.

Riverside Path (2)

Colleges

043

A vaulted library interior with tall wooden bookshelves packed with old books and a portrait in a gold frame on the wall.

Colleges (1)

044

The wood-paneled hall features two long parallel tables set with white napkins, crystal chandeliers, and portraits on walls.

Colleges (2)

045

The elaborate stone gatehouse of King's College overlooks a wide green lawn with a Victorian-style lamp post in the foreground.

Colleges (3)

046

View through a stone-mullioned window of a green lawn with yellow flowers in the foreground and two distant people walking.

Colleges (4)

Coldhams Common

022

Several cows graze and rest in a field of dry, yellowed grass in front of a dense line of dark green trees under a pale sky.

Coldhams Common (1)

023

A wide expanse of green meadow stretches toward a dense line of mature trees under a grey, overcast sky.

Coldhams Common (2)

River

028

A narrowboat marked Valley Cruises sits on the River Cam beneath a red pedestrian truss bridge under a cloudy sky.

River (1)

039

Two punts carrying passengers move along the River Cam past grassy banks and dense green trees, with a duck walking nearby.

River (2)

038

A stone bridge with ornate balustrades crosses the River Cam, with punts carrying people navigating through its three arches.

River (3)

The Market

042

Two people in face masks walk past market stalls displaying fresh vegetables, with the stone Great St Mary's Church behind.

The Market

Grand Arcade

035

A view of St Andrew's Street featuring the ornate stone-fronted entrance of the Grand Arcade shopping centre and Caffe Nero.

The Grand Arcade

 

 

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Railways in Cambridge

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Town and Gown, Enid Porter notes

River (1)

Stourbridge Common

Riverside Path

Coldham’s Common

Town Centre – 1

Colleges (2)

Jesus Green

Colleges (3)

Grantchester Meadows

The Market