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Edited by Andrew Roberts
Trumpington's history in the second half of the 20th century, including
the development of Fawcett School and local community facilities. One of
a series of pages with Trumpington's timeline.
Trumpington's history in the second half of the 20th century, including
the development of Fawcett School and local community facilities. One of
a series of pages with Trumpington's timeline.
1968
A modern version of
Trumpington Charter
Fair was held in July
1968.
Sources of information:
Trumpington Local
History Group (2000).
20th Century
Trumpington, page 33.
Local History Group
web page: Trumpington
Charter Fair, 1968.
A modern version of
Trumpington Charter
Fair was held in July
1968.
Sources of information:
Trumpington Local
History Group (2000).
20th Century
Trumpington, page 33.
Local History Group
web page: Trumpington
Charter Fair, 1968.
| Fawcett School in the 1950s. Photographs: Cambridgeshire Collection, Cambridge Central Library. |
January 1951
The King George's Playing Field was dedicated in 1951, as
part of a network of playing fields established by the King
George's Fields Foundation as a memorial to King George V
(1865-1936). In the late 1950s, a Pavilion was built to provide
changing rooms and refreshments for local cricket and football
teams.
Sources of information: History of Trumpington Pavilion
(TRA).
Local History Group web page: King George V Playing Field.
The King George's Playing Field was dedicated in 1951, as
part of a network of playing fields established by the King
George's Fields Foundation as a memorial to King George V
(1865-1936). In the late 1950s, a Pavilion was built to provide
changing rooms and refreshments for local cricket and football
teams.
Sources of information: History of Trumpington Pavilion
(TRA).
Local History Group web page: King George V Playing Field.
| Heraldic panel at the memorial entrance to the playing field. Photo: Andrew Roberts, September 2008. Memorandum of Dedication, page 8 of the Conveyance Document for the Estate, 1951. Cambridge City Council/Trumpington Residents' Association. |
July 1951
The Royal Show was held from 3-6 July 1951 on land between Shelford Road and the
Bedford-Cambridge railway line, which became known as the Showground site. The Royal
Agricultural Society of England had been organising an annual Royal Show since 1839, with the
venues moving from place to place.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local History Group (2000). 20th Century Trumpington,
page 29. Trumpington Local History Group (2003). Trumpington Past & Present, page 131.
Local History Group web page:
The Royal Show was held from 3-6 July 1951 on land between Shelford Road and the
Bedford-Cambridge railway line, which became known as the Showground site. The Royal
Agricultural Society of England had been organising an annual Royal Show since 1839, with the
venues moving from place to place.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local History Group (2000). 20th Century Trumpington,
page 29. Trumpington Local History Group (2003). Trumpington Past & Present, page 131.
Local History Group web page:
1951
Publication of Lloyd's English Village: the Story of Trumpington, brief history and memoir of
the village.
Sources of information: Lloyd, David Willson (1951). English Village: the Story of
Trumpington.
Publication of Lloyd's English Village: the Story of Trumpington, brief history and memoir of
the village.
Sources of information: Lloyd, David Willson (1951). English Village: the Story of
Trumpington.
1952-55
Development of the Plant Breeding Institute (PBI): this had been established in 1912 as part of
the Cambridge University School of Agriculture. It moved to a site off Maris Lane to the south
of Anstey Hall in 1954 and was officially opened in 1955.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local History Group (2000). 20th Century Trumpington,
page 29.
Local History Group web page: Notes on the History of the Plant Breeding Institute.
Development of the Plant Breeding Institute (PBI): this had been established in 1912 as part of
the Cambridge University School of Agriculture. It moved to a site off Maris Lane to the south
of Anstey Hall in 1954 and was officially opened in 1955.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local History Group (2000). 20th Century Trumpington,
page 29.
Local History Group web page: Notes on the History of the Plant Breeding Institute.
1954
The Perse Preparatory School moved
from Bateman Street, Cambridge, to
Leighton House, Trumpington Road
(the former home of Robert Sayle).
Sources of information: Mitchell,
S.J.D. (1976). A History of the Perse
School, 1615-1976.
Local History Group web page:
Reminiscences of the Perse
Preparatory School.
The Perse Preparatory School moved
from Bateman Street, Cambridge, to
Leighton House, Trumpington Road
(the former home of Robert Sayle).
Sources of information: Mitchell,
S.J.D. (1976). A History of the Perse
School, 1615-1976.
Local History Group web page:
Reminiscences of the Perse
Preparatory School.
| Perse Preparatory School in the mid 1950s. Source: Edmund Brookes. |
1960-61
The Royal Show was again held on the Showground site between Shelford Road and the
Bedford-Cambridge railway line (the second and third instances after the initial event in 1951).
From 1963-2009, the Show as held at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.
Sources of information: Royal Show web site. Trumpington Local History Group (2000). 20th
Century Trumpington, page 36.Trumpington Local History Group (2003). Trumpington Past &
Present, page 131.
The Royal Show was again held on the Showground site between Shelford Road and the
Bedford-Cambridge railway line (the second and third instances after the initial event in 1951).
From 1963-2009, the Show as held at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.
Sources of information: Royal Show web site. Trumpington Local History Group (2000). 20th
Century Trumpington, page 36.Trumpington Local History Group (2003). Trumpington Past &
Present, page 131.
1961-62
Stage I in the redevelopment of Addenbrooke's Hospital on a new site off Hills Road to the east
of Trumpington. The hospital first identified a long-term plan to acquire land in Trumpington in
1948. Building work was completed in 1961 and Phase I was opened by the Queen in 1962.
Sources of information: Rook, Arthur, Carlton, Margaret and Cannon, W. Graham (1991). The
History of Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge. Cambridge: CUP. Pages 401, 425.
Stage I in the redevelopment of Addenbrooke's Hospital on a new site off Hills Road to the east
of Trumpington. The hospital first identified a long-term plan to acquire land in Trumpington in
1948. Building work was completed in 1961 and Phase I was opened by the Queen in 1962.
Sources of information: Rook, Arthur, Carlton, Margaret and Cannon, W. Graham (1991). The
History of Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge. Cambridge: CUP. Pages 401, 425.
1968-69
Closure of the Bedford-Cambridge railway line
in January 1968 and the removal of the track
through Trumpington in 1969. The line was
subsequently filled in to the south west of
Hauxton Road and reused as agricultural land.
The cutting between Hauxton Road and
Shelford Road and a short distance to the north
east and the remaining route to the north of
Long Road was used as a nature reserve and
footpath until the late 2000s, when it was
converted into the route for the Cambridgeshire
Guided Busway from the Park & Ride site to
Cambridge railway station.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local
History Group (2000). 20th Century
Trumpington, page 38.
Local History Group web page: Introduction to
Railways and The Railways of Trumpington,
1845-2010.
Closure of the Bedford-Cambridge railway line
in January 1968 and the removal of the track
through Trumpington in 1969. The line was
subsequently filled in to the south west of
Hauxton Road and reused as agricultural land.
The cutting between Hauxton Road and
Shelford Road and a short distance to the north
east and the remaining route to the north of
Long Road was used as a nature reserve and
footpath until the late 2000s, when it was
converted into the route for the Cambridgeshire
Guided Busway from the Park & Ride site to
Cambridge railway station.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local
History Group (2000). 20th Century
Trumpington, page 38.
Local History Group web page: Introduction to
Railways and The Railways of Trumpington,
1845-2010.
1957-
A local group called the
Trumpington Players
gave a series of
performances (including
1957, 1958 and 1960) in
aid of local charities.
Sources of information:
Trumpington Local
History Group (2000).
20th Century
Trumpington, page 33.
A local group called the
Trumpington Players
gave a series of
performances (including
1957, 1958 and 1960) in
aid of local charities.
Sources of information:
Trumpington Local
History Group (2000).
20th Century
Trumpington, page 33.
1968-
Construction of Beverley Way to the east of
the High Street, immediately to the north of
the Village Hall, on the site of Manor Farm.
Sources of information: Village Hall archive.
Local History Group web pages: What is the
Connection? (Beverley Way). History of the
Village Hall, 1960s.
Construction of Beverley Way to the east of
the High Street, immediately to the north of
the Village Hall, on the site of Manor Farm.
Sources of information: Village Hall archive.
Local History Group web pages: What is the
Connection? (Beverley Way). History of the
Village Hall, 1960s.
1969
Initial designation of a Conservation Area in the centre of the village on 25 February 1969
(extended in 1998).
Sources of information: Cambridge City Council web site.
Local History Group web page:
Initial designation of a Conservation Area in the centre of the village on 25 February 1969
(extended in 1998).
Sources of information: Cambridge City Council web site.
Local History Group web page:
1975
Closure and demolition of the Red Lion
public house on the east side of the High
Street near the War Memorial. The
original Red Lion had been demolished in
1936, this version had a shorter history.
The site was used for housing.
Sources of information:
Local History Group web page: The Red
Lion public house.
Closure and demolition of the Red Lion
public house on the east side of the High
Street near the War Memorial. The
original Red Lion had been demolished in
1936, this version had a shorter history.
The site was used for housing.
Sources of information:
Local History Group web page: The Red
Lion public house.
| Pages from the Trumpington Players programme for 1957. Source: Arthur Brookes. |
1960s
Another phase of extensive house building changed the layout and feel of the village. This
included old properties being demolished and replaced and new developments being constructed.
The affected areas included the original Whitelock's Yard on the west side of the High Street
(demolished c. 1963 and replaced by Whitlock's [sic] social housing c. 1968); cottages between
Wingate Way and Alpha Terrace (demolished 1964 and replaced by a terrace); Allen Court built
in 1964 on glebe land to the west of the Hauxton Road cemetery; Lantree Crescent built from
1963 on a field to the north of Bishops Road; Exeter Close built from 1962 off Shelford Road;
and Cranleigh Close and Craven Close built in 1968 on a former quarry site to the west of
Shelford Road.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local History Group (2000). 20th Century Trumpington,
page 37-38.
Local History Group web page: What is the Connection? (Beverley Way and Exeter Close).
Another phase of extensive house building changed the layout and feel of the village. This
included old properties being demolished and replaced and new developments being constructed.
The affected areas included the original Whitelock's Yard on the west side of the High Street
(demolished c. 1963 and replaced by Whitlock's [sic] social housing c. 1968); cottages between
Wingate Way and Alpha Terrace (demolished 1964 and replaced by a terrace); Allen Court built
in 1964 on glebe land to the west of the Hauxton Road cemetery; Lantree Crescent built from
1963 on a field to the north of Bishops Road; Exeter Close built from 1962 off Shelford Road;
and Cranleigh Close and Craven Close built in 1968 on a former quarry site to the west of
Shelford Road.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local History Group (2000). 20th Century Trumpington,
page 37-38.
Local History Group web page: What is the Connection? (Beverley Way and Exeter Close).
| Right hand side of Exeter Close. Photo: Hiltrud Hall, 2008. |
| Cranleigh Close from the east side of Shelford Road. Photo: Andrew Roberts, January 2008. |
| Pages from Programme for Trumpington Charter Fair, July 1968. Source: Arthur Brookes. |
| The house to the north of Manor Farm, before demolition, with the new houses in Beverley Way in the background, c. 1973. Photo: Peter Dawson. |
1973
Publication of Edith Carr's Trumpington: A Cambridgeshire Village, tracing the history of
Trumpington from the Roman period to the end of the 19th century.
Sources of information: Carr, Edith (1973). Trumpington: a Cambridgeshire Village. In
People and Places. An East Anglian Miscellany. Pages 8-67.
Publication of Edith Carr's Trumpington: A Cambridgeshire Village, tracing the history of
Trumpington from the Roman period to the end of the 19th century.
Sources of information: Carr, Edith (1973). Trumpington: a Cambridgeshire Village. In
People and Places. An East Anglian Miscellany. Pages 8-67.
1982
Publication of the Trumpington entry in The Victoria History of the Counties of England.
Sources of information: The Victoria History of the Counties of England (1982). A History of
Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely, Volume VIII. Armingford and Thriplow Hundreds.
Trumpington.
Publication of the Trumpington entry in The Victoria History of the Counties of England.
Sources of information: The Victoria History of the Counties of England (1982). A History of
Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely, Volume VIII. Armingford and Thriplow Hundreds.
Trumpington.
| The Red Lion in the 1970s. Photo: Peter Dawson. |
1977
The 1920s extension of the Village
Hall was rebuilt as the Jubilee
Room, including a new kitchen and
cloakroom, opened in June 1977.
The name commemorates the
Silver Jubilee (1952-77) of Queen
Elizabeth II.
Sources of information: Village
Hall archive.
Local History Group web page:
History of the Village Hall, 1970s.
The 1920s extension of the Village
Hall was rebuilt as the Jubilee
Room, including a new kitchen and
cloakroom, opened in June 1977.
The name commemorates the
Silver Jubilee (1952-77) of Queen
Elizabeth II.
Sources of information: Village
Hall archive.
Local History Group web page:
History of the Village Hall, 1970s.
| Sir Francis Pemberton opening the Jubilee Room, alongside Bert Truelove, June 1977. |
1986
Publication of Shirley Brown's Trumpington in Old Picture Postcards, with over 75
reproductions of postcards of Trumpington from 1880 to 1930.
Sources of information: Brown, Shirley (1986). Trumpington in Old Picture Postcards.
Publication of Shirley Brown's Trumpington in Old Picture Postcards, with over 75
reproductions of postcards of Trumpington from 1880 to 1930.
Sources of information: Brown, Shirley (1986). Trumpington in Old Picture Postcards.
1985-86
Demolition of the village smithy which had been at the junction of the High Street and Church
Lane overlooking Cross Hill and the War Memorial for many years. It was replaced by
Bidwell's estate agency.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local History Group (2000). 20th Century Trumpington,
page 53.
Local History Group web page: Walk around the village centre, 2011.
Demolition of the village smithy which had been at the junction of the High Street and Church
Lane overlooking Cross Hill and the War Memorial for many years. It was replaced by
Bidwell's estate agency.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local History Group (2000). 20th Century Trumpington,
page 53.
Local History Group web page: Walk around the village centre, 2011.
1986
Formation of the Trumpington Environmental Action Group (TEAG), with Mrs Jane Brookes
(County Councillor at the time), Ken Fletcher, Cynthia and Ian Levine, Robert and Hiltrud Hall
as founder members and Professor Glanville Williams as Chairman. Plans to create a Southern
Relief Road were successfully fought by TEAG, in the 1980s and again in the early 1990s. The
Group wound up in 2007.
Sources of information: TEAG members. Trumpington Local History Group (2000). 20th
Century Trumpington, page 54.
Formation of the Trumpington Environmental Action Group (TEAG), with Mrs Jane Brookes
(County Councillor at the time), Ken Fletcher, Cynthia and Ian Levine, Robert and Hiltrud Hall
as founder members and Professor Glanville Williams as Chairman. Plans to create a Southern
Relief Road were successfully fought by TEAG, in the 1980s and again in the early 1990s. The
Group wound up in 2007.
Sources of information: TEAG members. Trumpington Local History Group (2000). 20th
Century Trumpington, page 54.
1992
Formation of Trumpington Residents' Association (TRA). The original aim was to represent the
views of people living in the area of Paget Road, Foster Road, Byron Square and Monkswell.
With the growing development pressures, membership was subsequently extended to the whole
parish.
Sources of information: TRA Web site and members.
Formation of Trumpington Residents' Association (TRA). The original aim was to represent the
views of people living in the area of Paget Road, Foster Road, Byron Square and Monkswell.
With the growing development pressures, membership was subsequently extended to the whole
parish.
Sources of information: TRA Web site and members.
1977-79
Councillor Jane Brookes, Shirley Brown and others
arranged a series of village fétes, partly to raise funds
towards the cost of the Jubilee Room.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local History
Group (2000). 20th Century Trumpington, page 47.
Local History Group web page: History of the Village
Hall, 1970s.
Councillor Jane Brookes, Shirley Brown and others
arranged a series of village fétes, partly to raise funds
towards the cost of the Jubilee Room.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local History
Group (2000). 20th Century Trumpington, page 47.
Local History Group web page: History of the Village
Hall, 1970s.
| Programme for the 1978 Village Féte. Source: Mary Pitman. |
1987
Erection of the first village sign, at the junction of the High
Street and Maris Lane. The project was the inspiration of
Councillor Betty Suckling, who organised the fund-raising. The
sign was designed by Philip Jordan and made by Stephen
Harris, both local residents. The sign was renovated in 1998
and replaced in 2010.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local History Group
(2000). 20th Century Trumpington, page 54.
Local History Group web page: The original Village Sign.
Erection of the first village sign, at the junction of the High
Street and Maris Lane. The project was the inspiration of
Councillor Betty Suckling, who organised the fund-raising. The
sign was designed by Philip Jordan and made by Stephen
Harris, both local residents. The sign was renovated in 1998
and replaced in 2010.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local History Group
(2000). 20th Century Trumpington, page 54.
Local History Group web page: The original Village Sign.
| The original village sign, after renovation in 1998. Photo: Peter Dawson, March 1998. |
| Unveiling the original village sign, 1987. Photo: Cambridge Evening News, reproduced in Trumpington Past & Present, p. 133. |
1989
Merger of infant and junior schools to
form Fawcett Primary School from
September 1989.
Sources of information: Trumpington
Local History Group (2000). 20th
Century Trumpington, page 56.
Local History Group web page: History
of Fawcett School.
Merger of infant and junior schools to
form Fawcett Primary School from
September 1989.
Sources of information: Trumpington
Local History Group (2000). 20th
Century Trumpington, page 56.
Local History Group web page: History
of Fawcett School.
| New school logo. Source: Fawcett School. |
1989
The Trumpington Medieval Weekend was held on 16-18
June 1989, in celebration of Sir Roger de Trumpington,
who died in 1289. There were events over three days in
the Parish Church and Trumpington Hall.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local History
Group (2000). 20th Century Trumpington, page 56.
Local History Group web page: Trumpington Medieval
Weekend, 1989.
The Trumpington Medieval Weekend was held on 16-18
June 1989, in celebration of Sir Roger de Trumpington,
who died in 1289. There were events over three days in
the Parish Church and Trumpington Hall.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local History
Group (2000). 20th Century Trumpington, page 56.
Local History Group web page: Trumpington Medieval
Weekend, 1989.
| Programme cover, Trumpington Medieval Weekend, June 1989. Source: Andrew Roberts. |
| Performance of The Golden Trumpets in the grounds of Trumpington Hall, Trumpington Medieval Weekend, 16-18 June 1989. Photo: Andrew Roberts. |
1998
Extension of the Conservation Area (original designation in 1969). The area includes the triangle
formed by the High Street, Maris lane and Church Lane, Anstey Hall and Trumpington Hall.
There was a further revision in 2010.
Sources of information: Cambridge City Council. Planning Department (1998). Trumpington.
Conservation Area Appraisal. Cambridge City Council Web site.
Local History Group web page:
Extension of the Conservation Area (original designation in 1969). The area includes the triangle
formed by the High Street, Maris lane and Church Lane, Anstey Hall and Trumpington Hall.
There was a further revision in 2010.
Sources of information: Cambridge City Council. Planning Department (1998). Trumpington.
Conservation Area Appraisal. Cambridge City Council Web site.
Local History Group web page:
1995
Formation of Trumpington Local History Group (TLHG). The then Vicar, Nicholas
Thistlethwaite, had a visit from Reginald Robinson, who was born in the School House in 1909.
Reginald brought with him his late father's magic lantern slides and lecture notes. Reginald's
father, Percy, was the village schoolmaster from 1908 until his sudden death in 1943. The
vicar, with Edmund and Arthur Brookes, re-created one of his lectures as a A Trip Through
Trumpington. Seeing the interest generated by this show, Arthur Brookes suggested forming a
History Group and the group has met regularly ever since.
Sources of information: TLHG Web site and members. Trumpington Local History Group
(2000). 20th Century Trumpington, page 62.
Local History Group web page: home page.
Formation of Trumpington Local History Group (TLHG). The then Vicar, Nicholas
Thistlethwaite, had a visit from Reginald Robinson, who was born in the School House in 1909.
Reginald brought with him his late father's magic lantern slides and lecture notes. Reginald's
father, Percy, was the village schoolmaster from 1908 until his sudden death in 1943. The
vicar, with Edmund and Arthur Brookes, re-created one of his lectures as a A Trip Through
Trumpington. Seeing the interest generated by this show, Arthur Brookes suggested forming a
History Group and the group has met regularly ever since.
Sources of information: TLHG Web site and members. Trumpington Local History Group
(2000). 20th Century Trumpington, page 62.
Local History Group web page: home page.
1997
Trumpington became part of the South Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency, Andrew
Lansley (Conservative) elected MP.
Sources of information: Parliamentary Constituencies in Cambridgeshire (Wikipedia).
Trumpington became part of the South Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency, Andrew
Lansley (Conservative) elected MP.
Sources of information: Parliamentary Constituencies in Cambridgeshire (Wikipedia).
2000
The new millennium was commemorated by a series of
activities. 5000 daffodils were planted by the Trumpington
Tuesday Group in front of the shops on Anstey Way and the
verge by the cemetery on Shelford Road. The Trumpington
Charity donated a seat on the green in front of the shops. The
Women's Institute planted an oak sapling in the grounds of
Fawcett School. The Local History Group published 20th
Century Trumpington.
Sources of information: Plaques about the daffodils and the
tree. Trumpington Local History Group (2003). Trumpington
Past & Present. Page 119.
The new millennium was commemorated by a series of
activities. 5000 daffodils were planted by the Trumpington
Tuesday Group in front of the shops on Anstey Way and the
verge by the cemetery on Shelford Road. The Trumpington
Charity donated a seat on the green in front of the shops. The
Women's Institute planted an oak sapling in the grounds of
Fawcett School. The Local History Group published 20th
Century Trumpington.
Sources of information: Plaques about the daffodils and the
tree. Trumpington Local History Group (2003). Trumpington
Past & Present. Page 119.
2000
Construction of a Waitrose food store on part
of the Monsanto (PBI) site, in the former
grounds of Anstey Hall. The store opened on
24 October 2000 and was extended in 2005.
Sources of information: Cambridge 2000 Web
site. Trumpington Local History Group
(2000). 20th Century Trumpington, page 63.
Construction of a Waitrose food store on part
of the Monsanto (PBI) site, in the former
grounds of Anstey Hall. The store opened on
24 October 2000 and was extended in 2005.
Sources of information: Cambridge 2000 Web
site. Trumpington Local History Group
(2000). 20th Century Trumpington, page 63.
1998
Purchase of Anstey Hall by John de Bruyne.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local History Group (2000). 20th Century Trumpington,
page 63.
Purchase of Anstey Hall by John de Bruyne.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local History Group (2000). 20th Century Trumpington,
page 63.
1992-93
Fencing of the Trumpington Allotment site between Shelford
Road and Foster Road and the diversion of the footpath to the
edge of the site after a public inquiry. The fencing was
supplemented by a hedgerow in the mid-2000s.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local History Group
(2000). 20th Century Trumpington, page 60.
Fencing of the Trumpington Allotment site between Shelford
Road and Foster Road and the diversion of the footpath to the
edge of the site after a public inquiry. The fencing was
supplemented by a hedgerow in the mid-2000s.
Sources of information: Trumpington Local History Group
(2000). 20th Century Trumpington, page 60.
| The Waitrose store. Photo: Andrew Roberts, August 2008. |
| The millennium daffodils outside the Anstey Way shops, with the donated seat in the background. Photo: Andrew Roberts, March 2008. |
| Looking along the new hedgerow, fence and path between the allotments and Foster Road towards the route to Shelford Road. Photo: Andrew Roberts, February 2008. |
| The removal of the railway track from the cutting to the east of Shelford Road bridge, 1969. Photo: Margaret Marrs, reproduced in Trumpington Past & Present, p. 22. |
1977-80
Construction of the M11 motorway to the
south west of the village. A Public Inquiry into
the route of the Cambridge Western Bypass
(the M11) and the Northern Bypass (now the
A14) was held in 1972 and the local route was
built between summer 1977 and Februay
1980. The road crossed the southwestern side
of the parish, with a roundabout at the junction
with the A10 and a cutting between there and
the river bridge. A metal fence was erected to
the south west of the cutting, to screen the
radio telescopes at Lord's Bridge. The road
bisected the farmland used by the Plant
Breeding Institute, near the area dug for
coprolites in World War I. The river crossing
was close to the former railway bridge on the
Bedford-Cambridge line. Prior to the opening
of the bypass, there had been heavy
congestion in the morning rush-hour on routes
into Cambridge such as Shelford Road, with
cars often queuing as far as Cambridge Road,
Great Shelford.
Sources of information: Cooper, Anthony J.
(2000). Planners and Preservationists. The
Cambridge Preservation Society and the
City's Green Belt, 1928-1985. The Motorway
Archive Web site.
Construction of the M11 motorway to the
south west of the village. A Public Inquiry into
the route of the Cambridge Western Bypass
(the M11) and the Northern Bypass (now the
A14) was held in 1972 and the local route was
built between summer 1977 and Februay
1980. The road crossed the southwestern side
of the parish, with a roundabout at the junction
with the A10 and a cutting between there and
the river bridge. A metal fence was erected to
the south west of the cutting, to screen the
radio telescopes at Lord's Bridge. The road
bisected the farmland used by the Plant
Breeding Institute, near the area dug for
coprolites in World War I. The river crossing
was close to the former railway bridge on the
Bedford-Cambridge line. Prior to the opening
of the bypass, there had been heavy
congestion in the morning rush-hour on routes
into Cambridge such as Shelford Road, with
cars often queuing as far as Cambridge Road,
Great Shelford.
Sources of information: Cooper, Anthony J.
(2000). Planners and Preservationists. The
Cambridge Preservation Society and the
City's Green Belt, 1928-1985. The Motorway
Archive Web site.
| The M11 to the southwest of Trumpington from the A10/Hauxton Road roundabout. Photo: Andrew Roberts, December 2010. |
1969-70
Stage II in the development of Addenbrooke's Hospital on the new site, including the main ward
block and the staff recreation centre (the Frank Lee Centre). The Frank Lee Centre was funded
by the Development Trust chaired by Sir Francis Pemberton who also donated the land.
Sources of information: Rook, Arthur, Carlton, Margaret and Cannon, W. Graham (1991). The
History of Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge. Cambridge: CUP. Pages 437-38.
Stage II in the development of Addenbrooke's Hospital on the new site, including the main ward
block and the staff recreation centre (the Frank Lee Centre). The Frank Lee Centre was funded
by the Development Trust chaired by Sir Francis Pemberton who also donated the land.
Sources of information: Rook, Arthur, Carlton, Margaret and Cannon, W. Graham (1991). The
History of Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge. Cambridge: CUP. Pages 437-38.
| The M11 motorway bridge over the River Cam, looking from the south. Photo: Andrew Roberts, December 2010. |
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| The oak tree planted at Fawcett School by the Trumpington Women's Institute to commemorate the millennium, at the planting in 1999 and 11 years later in January 2011. Photos: Graham Bass, 1999 and Andrew Roberts, January 2011. |
| The Plant Breeding Institute headquarters building in Trumpington, Cambridge. Source: Plant Breeding Institute. |
mid 1950s
Construction of the shops and flats on Anstey
Way. The shops were built on the former
Recreation Ground which continued in use for
some years after the construction of the Estate
and the opening of the new playing field.
Sources of information:
Local History Group web page:
Construction of the shops and flats on Anstey
Way. The shops were built on the former
Recreation Ground which continued in use for
some years after the construction of the Estate
and the opening of the new playing field.
Sources of information:
Local History Group web page:
| The Anstey Way shops. Photo: Andrew Roberts, September 2007. |
2000
The Southacre conservation area was
designated by the City Council in February
2000, with support from Southacre, Latham
Road and Chaucer Road Residents '
Association (SOLACHRA). Bordered by the
River Cam and Trumpington Road, the area
covers Chaucer Road and Latham Road. It
was revised in 2013.
Sources of information: Cambridge City
Council conservation areas.
The Southacre conservation area was
designated by the City Council in February
2000, with support from Southacre, Latham
Road and Chaucer Road Residents '
Association (SOLACHRA). Bordered by the
River Cam and Trumpington Road, the area
covers Chaucer Road and Latham Road. It
was revised in 2013.
Sources of information: Cambridge City
Council conservation areas.
| The western part of Latham Road. Photo: Andrew Roberts, July 2008. |