Posts in Category: History
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Flooding – Past and Present
This week both theĀ UK and VeniceĀ have had to battle against floodwaters, whilst here in Cambridge our own river faces the opposite problem, despite the heavy rain. Although we haven’t seen major flooding in Cambridgeshire for a little while now, it was a huge historical problem. Sitting upon flat country, on the edge of the fens, […]
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Got a brolly?
With the rainy season well and truly upon us (which for the non-UK readers is eleven months and three weeks of the year) punt customers ask us one question before any other: “Do you have a spare umbrella?” Historically speaking, the answer was not always yes. Did you know that in the year 1797 there […]