It is not always to easy find the hidden gems in Cambridge, as there is so much to see. This talk will walk you through the buildings and interiors of Colleges and Churches in the centre of town that have examples of gothic revival architecture and arts and crafts interiors. It will help you to understand how and why this style of work came about, show you where to find and see examples, whose work you can see and talk about the artists and designers who worked in Cambridge.

About the Speaker:

Yvonne first came to Cambridge in 1975 to complete a joint honours degree in Sociology and European Thought and Literature at Anglia Ruskin University before qualifying as a social worker at University College North Wales, Bangor in 1979. She worked in social care in Cambridgeshire for most of her career, in both the local authority and charitable sectors. In 2011 she took her ‘gap year’ with VSO to work with a disability project in Tajikistan. She trained as a Cambridge Green Badge guide and qualified in 2016. She is now an official Cambridge tour guide and has her own website that offers a range of tours to visitors from around the world. Her visitors guide: ‘Gothic Revival and Arts and Crafts in Cambridge’ was a lockdown project, completed in 2023. Yvonne lives close to Cambridge with her husband and has two adult sons, who now live locally.

Walking tours of the locations discussed can be booked via www.cambridgecitytours.com, to be led by Yvonne herself!