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A Lab of One’s Own – Dr Patricia Fara

Stapleford History Society Posted on 16th February 2021 by jamesforeman16th February 2021

A Zoom Talk by Dr. Patricia Fara based on her book ‘A Lab of One’s Own’   Dr. Fara started with a look at the contribution which the women students and graduates of Newnham and Girton Colleges made to the … Continue reading →

What’s Beneath Our Village – Report on Test Pit Excavations

Stapleford History Society Posted on 11th October 2019 by jamesforeman11th October 2019

Stapleford – What’s Beneath our Village? This was the question posed at the Pavilion on 6 October at the talk and presentation of results of the Archaeological Test Pit Excavations carried out in 33 locations in the village between 2013 … Continue reading →

The End of The War to End All Wars – Dr Sean Lang

Stapleford History Society Posted on 11th October 2019 by jamesforeman11th October 2019

Stapleford History Society         08.10.19 Speaker : Dr Sean Lang Subject : The End of the War to End all Wars Dr Lang’s third lecture to the Society launched the sequence of events to commemorate ‘The True Sons of Stapleford’ being … Continue reading →

Ports, Waterways and Railways

Stapleford History Society Posted on 14th July 2019 by jamesforeman14th July 2019

Ports, Waterways and Railways :  a talk by Tony Kirby History Society members were treated to an authoritative lecture on the economic development of East Anglia between the Middle Ages and the present, all disguised as a slide show. The … Continue reading →

The David Parr House

Stapleford History Society Posted on 8th July 2019 by jamesforeman8th July 2019

The David Parr House: a talk by Tamsin Wimhurst The David Parr house is at 138 Gwydir Street, Cambridge. From the outside, this ivy-covered house looks like any other Victorian worker’s home. However, on the inside it is a unique … Continue reading →

Six Things You (probably) Didn’t Know About Stapleford

Stapleford History Society Posted on 27th March 2019 by jamesforeman27th March 2019

“Six Things you (probably) didn’t know about Stapleford” A talk by Helen Harwood, 12 March 2019 We were delighted to persuade Helen Harwood, the all-but-official historian of Great Shelford, to cross the frontier – see, Mr Trump: no wall necessary! … Continue reading →

Oliver and More: The Revival of the British Musical 1958-1970

Stapleford History Society Posted on 25th January 2019 by jamesforeman25th January 2019

Talk by Mike Levy, 11 December 2018 Mike Levy gave us the agreeable sensation of being rejuvenated as he took us through the development of the British musical.  First he charmed us by saying we didn’t look old enough to … Continue reading →

Billy Lincoln And His Films Of Biggleswade Life In The 1930s

Stapleford History Society Posted on 25th January 2019 by jamesforeman25th January 2019

“Billy Lincoln and his films of Biggleswade life in the 1930s” A talk by Hilary and Edward Street, 8 January 2019 Another nostalgic evening at the History Society to start the new year.  Biggleswade in the 1930s is only a … Continue reading →

The Thin End Of The Wedge: How The Door Was Opened To Women At Cambridge

Stapleford History Society Posted on 4th November 2018 by jamesforeman25th January 2019

  The Thin End of the Wedge: How the Door Was Opened to Women at Cambridge Talk by Dr Felicity Cooke, 9 October 2018 In the centenary of the year when some women first gained the right to vote in … Continue reading →

Stapleford Village Show Archive

Stapleford History Society Posted on 15th October 2018 by jamesforeman15th October 2018

Excerpts from a talk presented by John Sherwell at Cox’s Close Stapleford Flower Show was first held in 1888, with the Centenary celebrated in 1988. It was also called the Stapleford Flower Show and Fete as more stalls and other … Continue reading →

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