Wrays Court
By: Mike Petty / Cambridge Evening News Wrays Court, a picturesque area of ‘old Cambridge’ photographed in February 1964 when it provided central homes for young families. It was demolished for the new Sainsbury’s supermarket in Sidney Street. Photograph shows a young boy playing with a dog. ‘Memory Lane Cambridge’ by Mike Petty and Cambridge […]
Playing in the long grass, 1973
By: Mike Petty / Cambridge Evening News ‘Residents on the North Arbury Estate have been complaining about the length of grass on their children’s playground for four months. The council say that the grass needs a flayer mower but the only one they have is out of order.’ Meanwhile it provided an adventure area for […]
Wild West stockade, 1974
By: Mike Petty / Cambridge Evening News ‘The 1¼ acre Arbury Adventure Playground looks like a Wild West stockade, with tall telegraph poles visible above the high fencing and a tattered Union Jack blowing in the breeze. It lies on the northern edge of the housing estate. As many as 250 children are likely to […]
Skipping Games, 1987
By: Mike Petty / Cambridge Evening News Skipping games for headmaster Keith Bovair and his pupils at the Lady Adrian Special School in Courtney Way, during fund raising in July 1987. ‘Memory Lane Cambridge’ by Mike Petty and Cambridge Evening News, published by Breedon Books Publishing Company Ltd, 1999.
Cars on pavements
By: Mike Petty / Cambridge Evening News ‘Back down to earth and even areas such as Kendal Way can experience problems with encroachment on the pavement – this time by inconsiderate drivers in February 1966. Cambridge’s City Surveyor T V Burrows pointed out that the houses had be built before the Second World War, when […]
Street play
By: Mike Petty / Cambridge Evening News ‘Herbert Street, linking Chesteron Road and Milton Road, provides a peaceful place for children to play in the late 1960s.’ Photo shows three young children playing on the pavement. ‘Memory Lane Cambridge’ by Mike Petty and Cambridge Evening News, published by Breedon Books Publishing Company Ltd, 1999.
Trainspotting, 1965
By: Mike Petty / Cambridge Evening News ‘Children trainspotting at Barnwell Junction Station in 1965. In 1960 it was thriving, sending 30,000 tons of merchandise and minerals a year, including malt from Barnwell maltings. The passenger fare to Cambridge was 6d. It closed as part of the Beeching cuts.’ ‘Memory Lane Cambridge’ by Mike Petty […]
Chypps and The Dec
Amber: ‘I remember Chypps here on Coleridge Rec. I would come and do arts and crafts with them. The Dec used to come and park up here. We would all come out our houses – we would cook, play on computers and do arts and crafts. And I’d come to The Rec to play in […]
Generations of Play…
Nisa: ‘I’ve been here for 45 years – my sons would would come the Coleridge Rec to play cricket. Then my daughter, when she had children, would bring them here. My granddaughter would come in play in the park after school everyday.’ Sarwat: ‘I came here in 98: my children grew up in this park […]
Chesterton Rec
I remember playing at Chesterton Rec in the late 80’s… especially on the roundabout. Someone would spin it around really fast and we would all see how long we could stay on before being flung off.
