Central Cambridge

This is the guidebook that all visitors to Cambridge will need. Combining an accessible, anecdotal style with accuracy of fact and a wealth of historical detail, it is a book that can be used to accompany a walking tour around the University and colleges, or read at leisure as an authoritative introduction to the city. Packed with newly commissioned colour illustrations and detailed maps, the book is divided helpfully into sections focusing on particular groups of sites within Cambridge. Central attractions (both colleges and other parts of the University, including museums as well as the main churches) 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 that can be used for reference. There is an informative introduction, a full list of colleges with foundation dates, a glossary, and a comprehensive index.

General map of Cambridge; Foreword by H R H The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Chancellor of the University of Cambridge; Acknowledgements; List of colleges with dates of foundation; Introduction; Section 1 (with map): King's Parade and Trinity Street; Section 2 (with map): Free School Lane to Trumpington Street; Section 3 (with map): Pembroke Street to St Andrew's Street; Section 4 (with map): Sidney Street and Jesus Lane to Castle Hill; Section 5: Outlying sites; Glossary; Index.

"This guide is a convenient, colorful companion designed for individuals who are visiting Cambridge University and its central colleges...Recommended for all libraries that provide travel and tourism information for patrons." Jane Jurgens, American Reference Books Annual

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