Talk: Mapping Cambridge’s History
The Historic Towns Trust’s ‘Historical Map of Cambridge’, published in December 2024, portrays the city’s history over nearly two millennia, from Roman times to the 20th century, giving equal prominence to Town and University and incorporating the latest findings by archaeologists to illuminate what lies under the present townscape. In this illustrated talk, Tony Kirby (one of its compilers) will explain how the map was produced, the research that underlay it, and how it fits into the long tradition of maps of Cambridge.
About the speaker:
Until his retirement, Tony Kirby was Co-ordinator of Strategic & Curriculum Planning at Anglia Ruskin University, having previously been Principal Lecturer in History. He was Co-President of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society 2022-24, and is a former Chair of the Cambridgeshire Records Society and Secretary of the Cambridgeshire Association for Local History.
He was joint editor with Professor Susan Oosthuizen of An Atlas of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire History (2000) and the author of Anglia Ruskin University, 1858 – 2008: A Celebratory History (2008). He has also written many commentaries on late 19th/early 20th century 25” Ordnance Survey maps for Alan Godfrey Editions, and is currently working on that publisher’s new series of Cambridgeshire maps.
Supporting the Museum of Cambridge
The Museum of Cambridge is an independent Charity and is not part of either the Cambridge Council or the University of Cambridge. We kindly suggest a donation of £8, which includes the talk and entry to the Museum of Cambridge (usually £7 for Standard, £6 for Concession). Your donation supports the daily running and conservation care of the Museum, an independent charity.
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Photography and Videography
Please note that this talk will be recorded for future viewing online. Please also note that photographs will be taken throughout this event, and images may be used in future marketing and reporting materials. If you do not wish for you or your family’s photograph to be taken, please make sure to let us know.
Healthy Events
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