Category Archives: Cambridge
The Man in the Moon
For as long as we have gazed at it, we have imagined seeing a face, head or body (so-called pareidolic images), in/on the moon. Given that we are keen to see a ‘man in the moon’ several myths have grown … Continue reading
Arthur Henry Foulger
Arthur Henry Foulger (1858-1943) was a publican and musician. At different times, he ran two Cambridge pubs: the Brewer’s Arms (Gwydir St) and the Bakers Arms (Shelly Row). At the same time, he ran a string band. Thomas Askham – … Continue reading
The Cambridge Yard
The “Cambridge yard” (glass), also known as a “long glass”, or an “ell glass” was a yard-long (914cm) drinking glass. Yard glasses, because they were made without a flat bottom, were found mounted on the walls of many English pubs. … Continue reading
Bar-keeper of the Mitre (King’s Parade)
Within the central Cambridge parish of St Edward were formerly two famous taverns called the Mitre and the Tuns. The Mitre stood at the south end of the site now occupied by the screen of King’s. It “fell” through a … Continue reading