The Industrial History of Hurst Park
Cambridge Museum of Technology is hosting an exhibition about industry on Cambridge’s Hurst Park Estate.
The exhibition shows how agriculture and industry gave way to housing as Cambridge expanded into Chesterton after 1911. Local historians Rachel Aucott and Jim Smith tell the story of a lost Victorian house, a windmill, a farm, a laundry, and a brickworks.
Museum Curator Pam Halls said: 'I was so impressed by Rachel and Jim's research and the way they went about it. Involving the local community is what we like at the Museum, and this is an excellent example.
'Jim and exhibitions volunteer Harriet O'Rourke have created a really attractive display with some fascinating archive material about the area, its industry, and its people. It complements the Museum's work on Cambridge's industrial history.'
The exhibition, included with entry to the Museum, runs until April 2022.
See Website for opening times.
The Hurst Park Estate History website is at www.hpehistory.uk
Photograph credits
Mill picture: The Mills Archive
Farm picture: The Leys School