The proctor of the University mills around
Stourbridge Fair at the Leper Chapel, Cambridge - 8th September 2007
The Stourbridge Fair, which commenced in 1211 following a charter from King John, was once one of the most important in Europe. It had visitors such as Daniel Defoe and Isaac Newton, who purchased a copy of Euclid's "Elements" from which he learnt mathematics. The fair, however, faded away as Midsummer Fair, with its central location, became more popular, until it was finally abolished in the 1930s. This, though, is the 4th annual re-creation of the Stourbridge Fair, which Nosher and Isobel's sister Evelyn happen upon whilst cycling over to meet the "Blackrock Massive" at the dragon boat races in Fen Ditton. It's also a chance to finally have a look inside the chapel, which isn't open very often, as it it on the route to work, and it's always interesting to poke around in buildings, especially one that may be the oldest surviving building in Cambridge, dating as it does from about 1125.
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There's a bric-a-brac stall outside
The deputy mayor of Cambridge says a few words
Mediaeval dress from the fair's 1300's heyday
The University proctor introduces assay equipment
A reader looks satisfied
Cool pointy stick
A book-on-a-chain
There's an active bee hive at the bee gazebo
Visitors get a photo
The speech from the Proctor continues
The fair and the Proctor's speech is well attended
Inside the Leper Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene
A couple of people chat
Mediaeval walls and windows, c. 13th Century
More period dress
There's a good turnout
At Taptu, there's some sort of meeting
Nick and Paul eat bananas
Celia and Marc are sitting on desks
Matt gets a present for his up-coming wedding
Taptu's content curators have got a wall up
Celia has found a cat
A snail has its peepers out
A snail slimes around the garden
A nice whirled snail shell
Some sort of butterfly lands on a leaf
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The proctor of the University mills around
The proctor of the University mills around
There's a bric-a-brac stall outside
The deputy mayor of Cambridge says a few words
Mediaeval dress from the fair's 1300's heyday
The University proctor introduces assay equipment
A reader looks satisfied
Cool pointy stick
A book-on-a-chain
There's an active bee hive at the bee gazebo
Visitors get a photo
The speech from the Proctor continues
The fair and the Proctor's speech is well attended
Inside the Leper Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene
A couple of people chat
Mediaeval walls and windows, c. 13th Century
More period dress
There's a good turnout
At Taptu, there's some sort of meeting
Nick and Paul eat bananas
Celia and Marc are sitting on desks
Matt gets a present for his up-coming wedding
Taptu's content curators have got a wall up
Celia has found a cat
A snail has its peepers out
A snail slimes around the garden
A nice whirled snail shell
Some sort of butterfly lands on a leaf