The website for Stapleford History Society
David Pepperell, who died in 2023, did many things for the village, including creating an extensive photographic record of the area, people and places. The History Society would like to add these to the archive, but to follow good archiving practice, we need to put names to the people featured and, as far as possible, …
One of Charles Darwin’s microscopes A look at the stories behind the Museum’s extensive collection of scientific artefacts. A talk by Alison Giles, the Whipple Museum’s Learning Coordinator All talks are free to members, or £3 for guests / non-members , payable on the door.
This may be something we would rather forget, and the general impact will be recorded in world history, but how did it affect local life? The History Society would like a record of what life in the village was like, how we as individuals managed to pass the time, or continue working, what the public …
What recent geophysical technologies can reveal about archaeological sites and a review of some of the local findings A talk by Ian Sanderson, Geophysics Practitioner All talks are free to members, or £3 for guests / non-members , payable on the door.
A History of ARM. Once referred to as "The Crown Jewels" of the UK's successful high tech industry, ARM grew from small beginnings in Cambridge to be a global company whose microchip designs feature ubiquitously in most smartphones and other devices. Where did it begin, and how did it happen? John Biggs, one of the …
How British rule changed India - and changed the British A talk by Dr Sean Lang, Senior Lecturer in History at Anglia Ruskin University. All talks are free to members, or £3 for guests / non-members , payable on the door.
How this iconic Cambridge landmark came to be. A talk by Paul Shakeshaft, Affiliated Lecturer in the University of Cambridge Department of History of Art, and Director of Studies at Hughes Hall. THIS TALK WILL INCLUDE A FESTIVE DRINK AND MINCE PIES! All talks are free to members, or £3 for guests / non-members …
Leah Manning One of the first female Labour MPs, a campaigner for impoverished children in Cambridge and saviour of nearly 4000 young people fleeing the Spanish Civil War. A talk by Mike Levy, Cambridge author and Holocaust educator. All talks are free to members, or £3 for guests / non-members, payable on the door.
A time of royal transition from Tudor to Stuart Between 1600 and 1625 the country went through a remarkable transition, from the last of the Tudor Royals (Queen Elizabeth I) to the first of the Stuart Royals (James I and VI). Some of the most important religious, cultural and governmental changes in our history happened …
Personal reflections on 35 years at the Bar and on the bench in both civil and criminal law. A life lived vicariously with the injured, the incompetent, the falsely accused and some right villains. A talk by Revd Dr Simon Taylor K.C. All talks are free to members, or £3 for guests / non-members , …