We've finally managed to get our second video completed for the 'Arbury and Cambridge Bits & Bobs' YouTube channel. We hope you enjoy it! Here, we focus on history vs Cambridge City and County Councils - why their 'King's Hedges Ward' and 'Estate' is historically Arbury (and Chesterton) not King's Hedges at all, and the fascinating research at Arbury Camp, which indicates the site was an iron age fort, not the equivalent of a village as previously thought. We'd love to hear from you, via Blogger comments or email (arburyestate@btinternet.com). Lots more to come.
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'Cambridge Daily News', 1954: 'The Arbury' is underway. Well, South Arbury anyway. We think this is Brimley Road. Thanks to all that have written. First out of the postbag today is an enquiry from Sanj: Why does Wikipedia say work began on the Arbury in 1957? It was earlier than that because of the council houses going up in the 1954 newspaper article you published, and Arbury School opened in 1956. Good work on your site - it is a must-read for me now and has given me an interest in the district. Hi, Sanj - and thank you! Yes, you're quite right. 'The Arbury' began springing to life in the early 1950s. We think the error stems from the Victoria Histories article on the area, which used inaccurate independent research. These things happen. The Histories make no claim to be infallible, depending as they do on various sources and are a valuable resource - but the sources must be noted and checked. Wikipedia can be quite problematic in our experience, and all