Fascinating Photos Capture Cambridge Shops and Streets in the Late 1980s

January 27, 2021 Vintage Everyday 1980s, Cambridge, England, life & culture, people, street 0

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Cambridge is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Cam approximately 55 miles (89 km) north of London.

Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology Silicon Fen with industries such as software and bioscience and many start-up companies born out of the university. Over 40 per cent of the workforce have a higher education qualification, more than twice the national average.

The city is adjacent to the M11 and A14 roads. Cambridge station is less than an hour from London King’s Cross railway station.

These fascinating photos were taken by Fraser Pettigrew that show street scenes of Cambridge in 1987 and 1988.