Cambridge Diary
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Cambridge photographer behind 'A Cambridge Diary' - 5,000 continuous daily pictures at www.cambridgediary.co.uk. Published by https://cambridgebooks.co.uk
5th August 2022 A unique collaboration across art, science and technology offered a 'mega-mini' model of the solar system with a ten-kilometre sculpture starting in Cambridge and stretching out to Waterbeach. Our Place in Space accurately reflected at scale the size of each ...
3rd August 2026 Thanks to all my scouts for telling me about this front garden in Cambridge that's 'turning heads'.
2nd August 2021 Harvesting the wildflower meadow at King's College. Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Light & Shade'. Available at www.cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-li... and all bookshops.
1st August 2026 This 'gull' was entertaining the crowds at the Cambridge Folk Festival today when it suddenly 'flew' over to these two guys who were eating and just stood there watching them and now the more I think about this the funnier it gets.
1st August 2017 Gathering storm clouds and a fresh patch of tarmac produce a letter box frame to an approaching cyclist. Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Town & Gown'. Available at cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-to... and all bookshops.
1st August 2022 It's harvest time and at Bourne, a 360 horse-power Combine Harvester is making light work of cutting the crop. Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Light & Shade'. Available at www.cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-li... and all bookshops.
31st July 2024 Always assumed to be an 18th-century eye-catcher for Kimbolton Castle, the Warren House in Kimbolton is a unique timber-framed warren lodge dating back to the 1630s. In 2005, the derelict building came into the care of the Landmark Trust, which has ...
30th July 2022 A grandiose final chord was struck by a busker at the 2022 Cambridge Folk Festival. Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Light & Shade'. Available at www.cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-li... and all bookshops.
30th July 2016 Without opposable thumbs the paddles were of no use to Rusty - something he would have time to consider as he drifted ever closer to Mill Pond weir. Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Town & Gown'. Available at cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-to... and all bookshops.
29th July 2013 ‘When I Was A Kid’ sold classic toys made to encourage kids to use their imagination and keep traditional play alive. The shop was noted for its spectacular window displays but sadly not enough people went in to buy things and it closed in 2016.
29th July 2023 The papier-mâché head of cult figure Frank Sidebottom marks a ticket-holder's camping spot at the 2023 Cambridge Folk Festival Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Light & Shade'. Available at www.cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-li... and all bookshops.
28th July 2023 A view across the King's College's wild flower meadow catches a skein of Canada geese flying over King's College Bridge. Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Light & Shade'. Available at www.cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-li... and all bookshops.
28th July 2017 Festival Walkabouts are entertainers that mingle with the crowd — some acts are more elaborate than others. Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Town & Gown'. Available at cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-to... and all bookshops.
27th July 2023 Freddie, one of the Provost’s cats, peeps inside the West Door of King's College Chapel. Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Light & Shade'. Available at www.cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-li... and all bookshops.
26th July 2021 Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Light & Shade'. Available at www.cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-li... and all bookshops.
25th July 2010 Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Town & Gown'. Available at cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-to... and all bookshops.
25th July 2022 Back in the days when someone gave a shit about our river. Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Light & Shade'. Available at www.cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-li... and all bookshops.
24th July 2021 Five years ago after the graduation crowds, the day-trippers, shoppers and tourists - a little slice of calm on Downing Street.
24th July 2016 Ten years ago at Paradise Nature Reserve. This picture was used for the front cover of Cambridge Magazine (no longer in print).
24th July 2022 King's College Chapel has the largest stone fan vault in the world and is supported 80 feet above the ground. Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Light & Shade'. Available at www.cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-li... and all bookshops.
24th July 2016 Summertime and the living is easy. Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Town & Gown'. Available at cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-to... and all bookshops.
With graduation celebrations going on around the King's College grounds, Apprentice Gardener Brett Haythorpe tends the roses in the Provost's garden.
22nd July 2022 A cow on Coe Fen reaches up to sample the leaves of a willow tree. Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Light & Shade'. Available at www.cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-li... and all bookshops. Whilst you're there why not order a 2027 Calendar which features this image for July.
