Fair Wagon

The 800-year-old story of Stourbridge Fair

08 September 2011

In medieval times Stourbridge Common was the site of one of Europe’s largest fairs – a bustling centre for shopping, eating and revelry, offering temptations of every kind. An Open Cambridge event on Saturday 10 September will tell the fascinating 800-year-old story of Stourbridge Fair.

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Top hats and crinolines: sketches of typical Cambridge life

Learn more about life in Cambridge

01 August 2011

Two free talks for the public during Open Cambridge (Saturday, 10 September) will give an insight into important day-to-day aspects of the history of town and gown – what people wore and how they travelled.

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