Staine Hundred
The January Meeting of the Staine Hundred was very well attended to hear John
Durrant speak about his slides of Old and New Cambridge Part II. He dealt
mainly with the Regent Street, Hills Road, Mill Road, East Road areas and much
interest was evident as he compared the same scene from the turn of the 19th
Century up to the present time, some of the buildings being demolished more
than once in the course of the century. Many of us looked nostalgically at
shops, cinemas, and underground toilets which have long since disappeared!
The evening had its share of unintentional humour as John dropped one magazine of slides on the floor before he started, then his own recently purchased projector refused to function and slides had to be changed back to the Staine Hundred projector which in turn unexpectedly threw a magazine of slides on to the floor when it reached the end! When this happened for a second time at 9.20pm, it was decided to call it a day and ask John back to give Cambridge Old and New Part 3. Nevertheless everyone had an enjoyable evening and learned some new facts about the history of 20th Century Cambridge.