Firwood (Edenfield), Trumpington Road, Cambridge
History of Edenfield
1901
Dr Sinclair Roland (aka De Villiers) was caught here by the police. He was charged with conspiring to print, sell and publish obscene books, pictures and pamphlets. He had hidden himself in the house but was caught and taken to Cambridge police station where he died soon after, having taken poison.
An account in the Cambridge Independent Press 17th January 1902 of the remarkable arrest of Sinclair Roland can be found here:
1913
Ernest Granville Brown, President of Pembroke College, professor of Arabic
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