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Expand 1 - Records of the Unreformed Cambridge Corporation1 - Records of the Unreformed Cambridge Corporation
Collapse 2 - Municipal Corporation 1835-19742 - Municipal Corporation 1835-1974
Expand CD - Civil DefenceCD - Civil Defence
Expand CL - Town Clerks' recordsCL - Town Clerks' records
Expand H - Housing departmentH - Housing department
Expand PH - Public Health Department PH - Public Health Department
Collapse SE - Records of the City Surveyor (Borough Surveyor)SE - Records of the City Surveyor (Borough Surveyor)
Expand 1 - Technical: Engineering1 - Technical: Engineering
Expand 2 - Technical: Architectural2 - Technical: Architectural
Expand 3 - Associated Technical or semi-technical services 3 - Associated Technical or semi-technical services
Collapse 4 - Planning department photographic unit4 - Planning department photographic unit
Collapse 1 - Photographs1 - Photographs
Expand 1 - Negatives and contact prints of Arbury Road before development 1 - Negatives and contact prints of Arbury Road before development
2 - Interior image of Guildhall council chamber and regalia, with close-up of regalia
Expand 3 - Negatives and contact prints showing night lighting at junction of Lensfield Road and Regent Street, Victoria Avenue, Lensfield Road Corner, Gonville Place and Hyde Park Corner, Trumpington Road3 - Negatives and contact prints showing night lighting at junction of Lensfield Road and Regent Street, Victoria Avenue, Lensfield Road Corner, Gonville Place and Hyde Park Corner, Trumpington Road
Expand 4 - Pye's stores [York Street]4 - Pye's stores [York Street]
Expand 5 - Chesterton High Street junction with Union Lane5 - Chesterton High Street junction with Union Lane
Expand 6 - Emmanuel Street Improvement6 - Emmanuel Street Improvement
Expand 7 - Charts showing organisation of Engineers and Surveyors department7 - Charts showing organisation of Engineers and Surveyors department
Expand 8 - Negatives and contact prints of Hobson's Conduit and monument at Nine Wells8 - Negatives and contact prints of Hobson's Conduit and monument at Nine Wells
9 - Mounted photographs of trees in and around Christs Pieces
Expand 10 - Blinco Grove flooding10 - Blinco Grove flooding
Expand 11 - State of pavements on Eltisley Avenue11 - State of pavements on Eltisley Avenue
12 - Flooded roads etc and main drain
Expand 13 - Laundress Green dredging13 - Laundress Green dredging
Expand 14 - Negative and contact print of works to the bank of the River Cam14 - Negative and contact print of works to the bank of the River Cam
15 - Christmas Tree outside Great St Marys Church
16 - Plan of proposed layout of Arbury estate
Expand 17 - Photos, negatives and contact prints of fountain on Market Hill before demolition of superstructure17 - Photos, negatives and contact prints of fountain on Market Hill before demolition of superstructure
Expand 18 - Defective street surfacing in Sidney Street 18 - Defective street surfacing in Sidney Street
Expand 19 - Market Square19 - Market Square
Expand 20 - Photographs and negatives of the forecourt of the Constitutional club [Cherry Hinton Road]20 - Photographs and negatives of the forecourt of the Constitutional club [Cherry Hinton Road]
Expand 21 - River Cam in severe winter21 - River Cam in severe winter
Expand 22 - East Cambridge main surface drain22 - East Cambridge main surface drain
Expand 23 - Madingley Road improvement 23 - Madingley Road improvement
Expand 24 - Victoria Avenue bridge 24 - Victoria Avenue bridge
Expand 25 - Sidgwick Avenue sewer blockage25 - Sidgwick Avenue sewer blockage
Expand 26 - Photographs, negatives and contact prints of East Road, Mill Road roundabout 26 - Photographs, negatives and contact prints of East Road, Mill Road roundabout
Expand 27 - Negative and contact prints of Petersfield Corner (junction of Mill Road, East Road, Gonville Place and Parkside)27 - Negative and contact prints of Petersfield Corner (junction of Mill Road, East Road, Gonville Place and Parkside)
Expand 28 - Negatives and contact prints of flooding in Cambridge28 - Negatives and contact prints of flooding in Cambridge
29 - Photographs: Victoria Avenue before improvement
Expand 30 - Flooding in Cambridge30 - Flooding in Cambridge
Expand 31 - Flooding in Cambridge31 - Flooding in Cambridge
Expand 32 - Cheddars Lane pumping station photographs and captions32 - Cheddars Lane pumping station photographs and captions
Expand 33 - Lady Margaret house and Overstream House33 - Lady Margaret house and Overstream House
34 - Negative of King Street redevelopment plan
Expand 35 - Signs erected on St John's College land35 - Signs erected on St John's College land
Expand 36 - Cherry Hinton Road36 - Cherry Hinton Road
Expand 37 - 16-18 Petty Cury, condition of Kum Loong Restaurant37 - 16-18 Petty Cury, condition of Kum Loong Restaurant
38 - Photographs and negatives of cottage in disrepair (8 photographs and 8 negatives)
Expand 39 - Construction of the Huntingdon Road bus stop 39 - Construction of the Huntingdon Road bus stop
Expand 40 - Union Lane40 - Union Lane
Expand 41 - Construction of Garrett Hostel Bridge 41 - Construction of Garrett Hostel Bridge
Expand 42 - Photographs, negatives and contact prints of 4 lamp standards in Milton Road area42 - Photographs, negatives and contact prints of 4 lamp standards in Milton Road area
Expand 43 - Etheldreda House and the Lodge, Chesterton Lane43 - Etheldreda House and the Lodge, Chesterton Lane
Expand 44 - 35 Union Road44 - 35 Union Road
Expand 45 - 32-34 Norfolk Street45 - 32-34 Norfolk Street
Expand 46 - 10 Brandon Place46 - 10 Brandon Place
Expand 47 - Kite area Elm Street and Prospect Row47 - Kite area Elm Street and Prospect Row
Expand 48 - Suez Road, Davy Road, Radegund Road, Perne Road and Coleridge Road junction48 - Suez Road, Davy Road, Radegund Road, Perne Road and Coleridge Road junction
49 - Jesus Lock, River Cam
Expand 50 - Road paving in Mount Pleasant50 - Road paving in Mount Pleasant
51 - Photographs: Garret Hostel bridge rebuilding
Expand 52 - Photographs and negatives of Fort St George footbridge with proposed rebuilding 52 - Photographs and negatives of Fort St George footbridge with proposed rebuilding
Expand 53 - Garden of Charles [Galton] Darwin53 - Garden of Charles [Galton] Darwin
Expand 54 - Brooklands Road and Hills Road junction: damage to brick wall54 - Brooklands Road and Hills Road junction: damage to brick wall
Expand 55 - Bradmore Place clearance area55 - Bradmore Place clearance area
Expand 56 - Hills Road, Addenbrooke's hospital before roundabout56 - Hills Road, Addenbrooke's hospital before roundabout
Expand 57 - Abbey Tyre Company, Newmarket Road57 - Abbey Tyre Company, Newmarket Road
58 - Photograph album (Chesterton Road - Bridge Street -Castle Hill area)
Expand 59 - Photographs and negatives of sewerage works on Bateman Street59 - Photographs and negatives of sewerage works on Bateman Street
Expand 60 - Russell Street and Coronation Street 60 - Russell Street and Coronation Street
Expand 61 - Gold Street, Fitzroy Street, Burleigh Place, Crispin Place before demolition for the Kite building project61 - Gold Street, Fitzroy Street, Burleigh Place, Crispin Place before demolition for the Kite building project
Expand 62 - Parkside indoor swimming pool 62 - Parkside indoor swimming pool
Expand 63 - Hills Road Central refuge 63 - Hills Road Central refuge
64 - Parkside swimming pool
Expand 65 - Photographs, negatives and contact strips of housing and traffic at Mitchams Corner65 - Photographs, negatives and contact strips of housing and traffic at Mitchams Corner
Expand 66 - Mill End Road, Cherry Hinton66 - Mill End Road, Cherry Hinton
Expand 67 - Photos of Park Street area before inquiry into car-park67 - Photos of Park Street area before inquiry into car-park
Expand 68 - Kite development 68 - Kite development
Expand 69 - No. 72 Russell Street69 - No. 72 Russell Street
Expand 70 - Flood water in Barton Road, Queens Road, Gough Way 70 - Flood water in Barton Road, Queens Road, Gough Way
71 - 35mm contact strips and negatives of Emmanuel Street and Walnut Tree Avenue
72 - 35mm negatives of model of Mitchams Corner and Church Street
73 - 35mm negatives of [Kite area] and [residential urban development]
74 - 35mm contact strip of photos of Hurst Park Avenue, Chesterton
Expand 75 - Crack in corner of multi-story car park, Park Street75 - Crack in corner of multi-story car park, Park Street
Expand 76 - Access road to Norman cement works76 - Access road to Norman cement works
Expand 77 - Market Square77 - Market Square
Expand 78 - Green Park photographs and negatives78 - Green Park photographs and negatives
Expand 79 - Negatives and photos of excavated trench revealing broken pipe work [Mawson Road]79 - Negatives and photos of excavated trench revealing broken pipe work [Mawson Road]
Expand 80 - Cam Causeway Lorry park 80 - Cam Causeway Lorry park
Expand 81 - Queen Anne car park81 - Queen Anne car park
Expand 82 - Queen Anne car park opening82 - Queen Anne car park opening
Expand 83 - Lichfield Road83 - Lichfield Road
Expand 84 - Cracks to walls of Alley Boutique, Lion Yard84 - Cracks to walls of Alley Boutique, Lion Yard
Expand 85 - 2 sets of photographs showing the Chesterton Bridge approaches85 - 2 sets of photographs showing the Chesterton Bridge approaches
Expand 86 - Photographs showing work in progress on Chesterton Bridge approaches86 - Photographs showing work in progress on Chesterton Bridge approaches
Collapse 87 - Chesterton Bridge/Elizabeth Bridge 87 - Chesterton Bridge/Elizabeth Bridge
1 - Chesterton Bridge preparation
2 - Chesterton Bridge preparation
3 - Chesterton Bridge preparation
4 - Chesterton Bridge preparation - Riverside
5 - Chesterton Bridge preparation - back of houses on Abbey Road, looking south
6 - Chesterton Bridge preparation - back of houses on Abbey Road, looking north
7 - Chesterton Bridge construction - looking north
8 - Elizabeth Bridge: ground preparation on north side
9 - Elizabeth Bridge: crane putting bridge girders in place
10 - Elizabeth Bridge: construction
11 - Elizabeth Bridge: crane putting bridge girders in place
12 - Elizabeth Bridge: crane putting bridge girders in place
13 - Elizabeth Bridge: crane putting bridge girders in place
14 - Elizabeth Bridge: beginnings of underpass - north side
15 - Chesterton Bridge: construction work at back of houses on east side of bridge
16 - Chesterton Bridge: construction work at back of houses on east side of bridge
17 - Chesterton Bridge: underpass construction
19 - Chesterton Bridge: cranes for construction
19 - Chesterton Bridge: heavy lifting crane
20 - Chesterton Bridge: heavy lifting crane
21 - Chesterton Bridge: construction of bridge
22 - Chesterton Bridge: general view of construction work - north side of river
23 - Chesterton Bridge: general view of construction work - south side of river
24 - Chesterton Bridge: construction of carriageway alongside backs of houses looking south
25 - Chesterton Bridge: construction of roads leading from bridge
26 - Chesterton Bridge: framework being put in place on carriageway - looking south
27 - Chesterton Bridge: construction work near Banham Marina
28 - Chesterton Bridge: construction work - a muddy scene
29 - Chesterton Bridge: construction work near Manhattan Drive and Acrefield Drive
30 - Chesterton Bridge: construction work - framework being put in
31 - Chesterton Bridge: construction work - framework being put in
32 - Chesterton Bridge: construction work - framework being put in
33 - Chesterton Bridge: construction work looking north - houses and Fleur de Lys public house on left hand side
34 - Chesterton Bridge construction - pedestrian underpass
35 - Chesterton Bridge: looking south across clearance work
36 - Chesterton Bridge: construction work - view looking into underground
37 - Chesterton Bridge: construction work - view looking into underground
38 - Chesterton Bridge: view near River Cam of early construction work
39 - Chesterton Bridge: view of carriageway - early stages
40 - Chesterton Bridge: view of carriageway - early stages
41 - Chesterton Bridge: view of carriageway - early stages
42 - Chesterton Bridge: framework being put in place
43 - Chesterton Bridge: scaffolding in place for framework
44 - Chesterton Bridge: view across carriage way
45 - Chesterton Bridge: view across carriage way - north
46 - Chesterton Bridge: view across carriage way - south
47 - Chesterton Bridge: carriageway to north - busy construction site
48 - Chesterton Bridge: building work looking towards Newmarket Road - west
49 - Chesterton Bridge: looking across bridge roadworks - north?
50 - Chesterton Bridge: construction work looking south
51 - Chesterton Bridge: construction work looking across to Brunswick School
52 - Chesterton Bridge: tarmacadam roadway with houses - looking south
53 - Chesterton Bridge: construction with St Andrews Church spire in extreme right
54 - Chesterton Bridge: deep construction work looking towards Brunswick School
55 - Chesterton Bridge: construction work
56 - Chesterton Bridge: deep construction work
57 - Chesterton Bridge: pedestrian roadway under bridge - north side
58 - Chesterton Bridge: roadworks
59 - Chesterton Bridge: view of underneath bridge construction
60 - Chesterton Bridge: view of construction - south
61 - Chesterton Bridge: view of building in progress with pedestrians walking across - looking south
62 - Chesterton Bridge: looking into depths of bridge structure
63 - Chesterton Bridge: view underneath new bridge
64 - Chesterton Bridge: looking down on construction of carriageway
65 - Chesterton Bridge: view of carriageway alongside supports
66 - Chesterton Bridge: a confused scene - rubble and ironwork
67 - Chesterton Bridge: view near Humberstone Road to right and St Andrews Road to left
68 - Chesterton Bridge: view looking to underside of bridge
69 - Chesterton Bridge: view of underpass exit slope towards Brunswick School
70 - Chesterton Bridge: construction work in depths of bridge
71 - Chesterton Bridge: view of carriageway with houses on left - looking south
72 - Chesterton Bridge: looking along Newmarket Road towards City
73 - Chesterton Bridge: below ground road construction looking north
74 - Chesterton Bridge: looking at underside of bridge
75 - Chesterton Bridge: construction work
76 - Chesterton Bridge: carriageway work looking south
77 - Chesterton Bridge: view of construction
78 - Chesterton Bridge: general construction view
79 - Chesterton Bridge: general construction view
80 - Chesterton Bridge: general construction view
81 - Chesterton Bridge: general construction view
82 - Chesterton Bridge: general construction view
83 - Chesterton Bridge: general construction view
84 - Chesterton Bridge: view of carriageway and under bridge construction
85 - Chesterton Bridge: view of carriageway and under bridge construction
86 - Chesterton Bridge: view of carriageway and under bridge construction
87 - Chesterton Bridge: view of carriageway and under bridge construction
88 - Chesterton Bridge: view from East Road to City
89 - Chesterton Bridge: excavation work
90 - Chesterton Bridge: underneath bridge construction
91 - Chesterton Bridge: road tarmacadam being applied around roundabout - looking to East Road
92 - Chesterton Bridge: inside new roundabout at south end of bridge
93 - Chesterton Bridge: carriageway alongside of Brunswick School
94 - Chesterton Bridge: beginning of new road layout - northside of St Andrews Road
95 - Chesterton Bridge: steps to Cutter Ferry Close under construction
96 - Chesterton Bridge: building work looking north near Banham's Marina
97 - Chesterton Bridge: building work looking northwest to Manhattan Drive and Acrefield Drive
98 - Chesterton Bridge: view of river and bridge under construction looking south
99 - Chesterton Bridge: building work looking southwest
100 - Chesterton Bridge: building work
101 - Chesterton Bridge: view from St Andrews Road of building work
102 - Chesterton Bridge: work on entrance to pedestrian underpass at East Road roundabout
103 - Chesterton Bridge: building work with lorry
104 - Chesterton Bridge: view of underside of carriageway, across River Cam
105 - Chesterton Bridge: view of newly paved area below carriageway - looking south
106 - Chesterton Bridge: on top of carriageway
107 - Chesterton Bridge: view underneath bridge alongside River Cam - looking towards City centre
108 - Chesterton Bridge: view showing slope leading to under bridge - looking towards East Road
109 - Chesterton Bridge: rubbish being cleared on empty site alongside River Cam, looking towards chimney of old sewage pumping station [now Cambridge Museum of Technology]
110 - Chesterton Bridge: view underneath bridge and over River Cam - towards north
111 - Chesterton Bridge: desolate view beside bridge with old shed and rubbish
112 - Chesterton Bridge: view alongside bridge with new pavement under construction
113 - Chesterton Bridge: view looking alongside beneath bridge towards East Road
114 - Chesterton Bridge: looking through subway with River Cam to left
115 - Chesterton Bridge: looking alongside bridge down to River Cam
116 - Chesterton Bridge: looking from carriageway of Bridge to north
117 - Chesterton Bridge: view of construction of carriageway to north
118 - Chesterton Bridge: view alongside River Cam of construction of road under subway of bridge
119 - Chesterton Bridge: view of empty site alongside Abbey Road, looking to River Cam
120 - Chesterton Bridge: looking from bridge carriageway north
121 - Chesterton Bridge: view of newly constructed road and roundabout towards north
122 - Chesterton Bridge: looking under subway alongside River Cam with stairs up to carriageway
123 - Chesterton Bridge: alongside newly constructed bridge, showing subway - looking north
124 - Chesterton Bridge: new bridge carriageway showing St Andrews Road leading off left hand side
125 - Chesterton Bridge: view of completed bridge
126 - Opening of Elizabeth Bridge: 3 surveyors - Mr Burrows, Mr Teasdale, Mr Cresswell
127 - Opening of Elizabeth Bridge: 3 surveyors - Mr Burrows, Mr Teasdale, Mr Cresswell (larger print of CB/2/SE/4/1/87/125)
128 - Opening of Elizabeth Bridge: Lord Butler of Saffron Walden unveiling the plaque
129 - Opening of Elizabeth Bridge: Lord Butler of Saffron Walden cutting the ribbon, with the Mayor of Cambridge, Jean Barker [later Baroness Trumpington]
130 - Opening of Elizabeth Bridge: guests at ceremony
131 - Opening of Elizabeth Bridge: Lord Butler of Saffron Walden making a speech on the podium, with other dignitories including the Mayor of Cambridge, Jean Barker [later Baroness Trumpington]
132 - Opening of Elizabeth Bridge: visitors admiring the plaque
133 - Elizabeth Bridge: roundabout
134 - Elizabeth Bridge: entrance to subway at East Road roundabout, with Marsham Tyres and Brunswick School in background
135 - Elizabeth Bridge: view to south with cars and pedestrians
136 - Elizabeth Bridge: with stairs giving access to road
137 - Elizabeth Bridge: view of roadway
138 - Elizabeth Bridge: roadway curving into distance
139 - Elizabeth Bridge during building
140 - Elizabeth Bridge during building, with Brunswick School in background
141 - A letter to Mr Cooper, City Surveyor's Department, from Edward Leigh, photographer, saying he is enclosing a set of prints of the Elizabeth Bridge made for the Travermore Company
88 - Wood carvings removed from over the door of 17 Petty Cury prior to demolition
Expand 89 - Traffic survey including use of Market Square, Sussex Street and Sidney Street89 - Traffic survey including use of Market Square, Sussex Street and Sidney Street
Expand 90 - Regent Street and Downing Street 90 - Regent Street and Downing Street
Expand 91 - Photos of Petty Cury during Lion Yard development91 - Photos of Petty Cury during Lion Yard development
Expand 92 - Castle Hill92 - Castle Hill
Expand 93 - Park Street car park93 - Park Street car park
Expand 94 - Aerial views of city centre94 - Aerial views of city centre
Expand 95 - Street bollards on Peas Hill considered by the Public Works Committee95 - Street bollards on Peas Hill considered by the Public Works Committee
Expand 96 - Arbury Road, rear of St Lawrence School, rubbish left by gypsies/travellers96 - Arbury Road, rear of St Lawrence School, rubbish left by gypsies/travellers
Expand 97 - Negatives and contact strips of phase 1 traffic experiments 97 - Negatives and contact strips of phase 1 traffic experiments
Expand 98 - City Centre, Regent Street, and Little St Mary's Lane98 - City Centre, Regent Street, and Little St Mary's Lane
Expand 99 - Stourbridge Common with footbridge to Riverside [Horsegrind bridge]99 - Stourbridge Common with footbridge to Riverside [Horsegrind bridge]
Expand 100 - Flooding in Cambridge100 - Flooding in Cambridge
101 - Copies of aerial photographs of the central area of Cambridge
102 - Photographs showing arrival of Heidelberg offset-litho printing machinery at Cambridge University Press
103 - Photographs of the Broadway, Mill Road
Expand 104 - Photographs: Rubbish awaiting collection in city centre104 - Photographs: Rubbish awaiting collection in city centre
105 - Heidelberg Visit
106 - Negatives of litter on Whitehill Road
107 - Engraving of ruins of Cambridge Castle
108 - Negatives and contact prints of [unidentified] Cambridge houses
109 - Lime Kiln Road improvements
Expand 2 - Photograph files on road schemes, a survey of Guildhall Street, and investigation into corrosion of Cutter Ferry bridge2 - Photograph files on road schemes, a survey of Guildhall Street, and investigation into corrosion of Cutter Ferry bridge
Expand 3 - Photographic negatives3 - Photographic negatives
Expand 4 - Glass plate negatives4 - Glass plate negatives
Expand 5 - Slides 5 - Slides
Expand 6 - Microfiche Engineers plans6 - Microfiche Engineers plans
Expand 7 - Half tone letter press printing plates7 - Half tone letter press printing plates
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Expand 7 - Street plans7 - Street plans
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Expand W - Weights and Measures DepartmentW - Weights and Measures Department
Expand 4 - Cambridge Improvement Commissioners4 - Cambridge Improvement Commissioners
Expand 5 - Overseers of the Poor for the 13 ancient parishes of Cambridge5 - Overseers of the Poor for the 13 ancient parishes of Cambridge
Expand 6 - Overseers of the Poor for Cambridge and Cambridge Without 6 - Overseers of the Poor for Cambridge and Cambridge Without
Expand 8 - Trumpington Parish Council8 - Trumpington Parish Council
Expand 9 - Cherryhinton Parish Council9 - Cherryhinton Parish Council
Expand 10 - Cambridge City Charities10 - Cambridge City Charities
Expand 12 - Cambridge Town Court of Pleas12 - Cambridge Town Court of Pleas
Expand 13 - Court Leet13 - Court Leet
Expand 14 - Cambridge[shire] County Court14 - Cambridge[shire] County Court
Expand Co - Cambridge Borough CoronerCo - Cambridge Borough Coroner
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