northshorepom Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 ....and any other Cambridge-ites http://acambridgediary.co.uk/ Some really good pics on here. Themes can be a bit samey but I love the technique and interest in some. Gives me a warm heart about one of my hometowns (I only have 3, long story) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpodom Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 all those quirky interesting characters, I'm more used to seeing people like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surf N Turf Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 all those quirky interesting characters, I'm more used to seeing people like this: I think I remember seeing that picture on a billboard when I went to Geelong. Isn't he the Mayor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKC Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 These bring back a few memories! I lived in or around Cambridge for many years. First lived just off Mill Road in various shared houses, and then we lived in Cherry Hinton before moving to Ely, Saffron Walden and finally Wickhambrook (although I continued to work in Cambridge even after we moved away) . In the November pictures there is a picture of Specsavers, where I worked for many years (about nine I think). I worked in the one in Bradwells Court until they knocked it down, then briefly in the one in Fitzroy Street and then in Lion Yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Ah, he snapped me! There I am in July 2012 and I didnt know it LOL Fab place isnt it? Even off Mill Rd is getting a bit more upmarket and I am told that it is the place to do a pub crawl with more pubs to the square inch than anywhere else in town! The Mill Rd Christmas market was pretty good in December. We're villagers actually, now residing just outside the city on the London/Liverpool St line and I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northshorepom Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 These bring back a few memories! I lived in or around Cambridge for many years. First lived just off Mill Road in various shared houses, and then we lived in Cherry Hinton before moving to Ely, Saffron Walden and finally Wickhambrook (although I continued to work in Cambridge even after we moved away) . In the November pictures there is a picture of Specsavers, where I worked for many years (about nine I think). I worked in the one in Bradwells Court until they knocked it down, then briefly in the one in Fitzroy Street and then in Lion Yard. Had a couple of pairs of glasses from there in my time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northshorepom Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Ah, he snapped me! There I am in July 2012 and I didnt know it LOL Fab place isnt it? Even off Mill Rd is getting a bit more upmarket and I am told that it is the place to do a pub crawl with more pubs to the square inch than anywhere else in town! The Mill Rd Christmas market was pretty good in December. It's been posh for years doncha know......check out the prices of the big villas on St.Barnabas' Rd, eye-watering..... Pubs up there are ace...Live and Let Live, Kingston Arms, Six Bells and Empress the pick IMO. We used to do a good crawl up the road. Had to do it coming *from* town because if you started in Romsey by the time you'd got to the end drink foolhardiness would have taken a hold and then, well, the Kite's only a short walk away, isn't it? Seems a shame not to have a swift one in the Free Press, Cricketers, Elm Tree, Tram Depot, Clarendon, eh lads? :rolleyes: We're villagers actually, now residing just outside the city on the London/Liverpool St line and I love it! If you know the Shelford Deli - and I hope you do if you live down that way! - it's owned by a couple who are really good friends of ours. Think they might have met in Oz actually whilst on WHVs, Drew (guy who does all the food) was cheffing in a place in Cammeray, Sydney for a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 It's been posh for years doncha know......check out the prices of the big villas on St.Barnabas' Rd, eye-watering..... Pubs up there are ace...Live and Let Live, Kingston Arms, Six Bells and Empress the pick IMO. We used to do a good crawl up the road. Had to do it coming *from* town because if you started in Romsey by the time you'd got to the end drink foolhardiness would have taken a hold and then, well, the Kite's only a short walk away, isn't it? Seems a shame not to have a swift one in the Free Press, Cricketers, Elm Tree, Tram Depot, Clarendon, eh lads? :rolleyes: If you know the Shelford Deli - and I hope you do if you live down that way! - it's owned by a couple who are really good friends of ours. Think they might have met in Oz actually whilst on WHVs, Drew (guy who does all the food) was cheffing in a place in Cammeray, Sydney for a bit Quite like the Cambridge Blue myself - good food there with meat sourced from the Shelford Butchers and a very nice line in beers according to my beer drinking friends (our knitting group gathers there occasionally) and my dad had a business in St Barnabas Rd for many years - that was always the expen$ive street. Indeed I do patronise the Shelford deli - did you know they had recently renovated into the adjacent building and now have more space for coffee/lunchers than they did before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northshorepom Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Indeed I do patronise the Shelford deli - did you know they had recently renovated into the adjacent building and now have more space for coffee/lunchers than they did before? Yup....I looked over the plans for Drew, thought it was a great opportunity. They were doing really well with the deli and catering business out of TINY premises, and Drew always wanted to expand to be able to do a sit down tea room/cake/light meals sort or cafe as in his view Shelford didn't really have anywhere for that despite having a quite thriving business community and a load of "ladies who (would like to) lunch". He got lucky, the freehold on the building they were in came up for sale and the house next door came on the market at the same time so they bought both and expanded into the land that was on the neighbouring property to make bigger kitchens, storerooms and the cafe I've not seen it "in the flesh" - we went round theirs for lunch a month or so before we came out here, so must have been Sep 11 or something, and they were about halfway through the build at the time. Everything I've heard has been good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpodom Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Yup....I looked over the plans for Drew, thought it was a great opportunity. They were doing really well with the deli and catering business out of TINY premises, and Drew always wanted to expand to be able to do a sit down tea room/cake/light meals sort or cafe as in his view Shelford didn't really have anywhere for that despite having a quite thriving business community and a load of "ladies who (would like to) lunch". He got lucky, the freehold on the building they were in came up for sale and the house next door came on the market at the same time so they bought both and expanded into the land that was on the neighbouring property to make bigger kitchens, storerooms and the cafe I've not seen it "in the flesh" - we went round theirs for lunch a month or so before we came out here, so must have been Sep 11 or something, and they were about halfway through the build at the time. Everything I've heard has been good Is there ANYTHING in this world you're not aware of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northshorepom Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 :laugh: Loads! Sorry, just reminiscing a bit with a bit of self-indulgent stuff about my mates' business, since some other PIO random knows it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpodom Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 :laugh: Loads! Sorry, just reminiscing a bit with a bit of self-indulgent stuff about my mates' business, since some other PIO random knows it do you know what my mum's name is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northshorepom Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 Harpomom, obviously Durrrr........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpodom Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Harpomom, obviously Durrrr........ wrong! Its Mrs Harpomom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northshorepom Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 Bah! :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 :laugh: Loads! Sorry, just reminiscing a bit with a bit of self-indulgent stuff about my mates' business, since some other PIO random knows it Yup, a random "gee it is a small world" moment. I am indeed one of the Shelford "ladies who lunch"! (Actually it's more lady who coffees since I am on a major diet these days!) And I was quite annoyed that there was nowhere you could buy a decent coffee when we first came here. I thought it was a huge gap in the market. He does a good job there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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