Everyday histories in Histon Road Cemetery

Discover everyday histories in Histon Road Cemetery in the north of the city,listed Grade II* by Historic England (the highest grade a cemetery can be) as the best surviving example of a "garden cemetery" designed by polymath and leading horticulturalist and garden designer of his day, John Claudius Loudon. As a Nonconformist cemetery, it holds the remains of those refused entry to university who turned their considerable talents elsewhere, and serving one of the poorest parts of the town at that time, a wide variety of everyday trades and local families are remembered here: entrepreneurs, artists, social reformers, domestic servants, shopkeepers, tradesmen, missionaries. We have stories of local figures whose names will be familiar to older residents and some whose names are known across the world and connect Cambridge past with Cambridge present, and the memorials to local people lost in war remind us of the debt we owe.

Histon Road Cemetery is also a beautiful environment managed for nature and wildlife. We will have displays about the Cemetery, tours around it and craft activities. Come along and discover more about us!

11:30 History Tour
12:30 Nature Tour
14:00 History Tour
15:00 Nature Tour

Timings

Sunday 20 September:

11:00-16:00

Location & directions

Histon Road Cemetery, 62 Histon Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 3LE

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

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