Central Cambridge
A Guide to the University and Colleges

A fully revised and updated second edition of this best-selling guidebook.

Kevin Taylor (Author), H. R. H. The Prince Philip (Foreword by)

9780521717182, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 22 May 2008

136 pages, 5 b/w illus. 95 colour illus. 5 maps 2 tables
24.5 x 17.4 x 0.8 cm, 0.28 kg

'Cambridge University Press continues to display more and more popular volumes in its city centre bookshop. And none of them will be more welcome to visitors than this busy guide from Kevin Taylor.' Cambridge Evening News

The fully revised and updated second edition of this best-selling guidebook is intended for all visitors to Cambridge, and for anyone with an interest in the University. Combining an accessible style with accuracy of fact and a wealth of historical detail, it can be used to accompany a walking tour or read at leisure as an authoritative introduction. The second edition is packed with newly commissioned colour photographs by Japanese artist and photographer Hiroshi Shimura, as well as fresh maps and added information about the buildings and developments of recent years. Central attractions receive full entries, and the book also offers historical descriptions of all the outer-lying colleges, making it a comprehensive survey of the collegiate University. There is an informative introduction, a list of colleges with foundation dates, a substantial glossary and index, and a list of further reading material, all extended and updated for this edition.

Foreword by H. R. H. The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Preface and acknowledgements
List of colleges in the University of Cambridge, with locations and dates of foundation
List of museums in the University of Cambridge, with locations
Introduction
Section 1. King's Parade and Trinity Street
Section 2. St Edward's Passage to Trumpington Street
Section 3. Free School Lane to St Andrew's Street
Section 4. Sidney Street and Jesus Lane to Castle Hill
Section 5. Outlying sites
Glossary
Further reading
Index.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1], History of architecture [AMX]