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View of Midsummer Common, looking east. Boathouses can be seen on the opposite bank of the River Cam, and houseboats are visible on the river The River Cam at Midsummer Common with the Fort St George public house on the left and the Victoria Avenue Bridge in the background The footbridge across the Cam at Midsummer Common, with houseboats Cambridge Midsummer Fair on Midsummer Common, 2005
It became a common sight to see kids trawling English streets with their homemade Guy Fawkes effigy, knocking on doors and asking for a “penny for the guy,” a kind of Bonfire Night-themed ...
A Christmas Eve celebration bonfire in Louisiana, United States. Bonfire Night is a name given to various yearly events marked by bonfires and fireworks. [1] These include Guy Fawkes Night (5 November) in Great Britain; All Hallows' Eve (31 October); May Eve (30 April); [2] Midsummer Eve/Saint John's Eve (23 June); [3] the Eleventh Night (11 July) among Northern Ireland Protestants; and the ...
The River Cam at Grantchester Meadows. Grantchester Meadows is an open space in Grantchester, to the south of the city of Cambridge, England.It is part of the broad green flood plain from the pubs in Grantchester to the Ditton Plough, comprising Grantchester Meadows, The Lammas Land, the Backs, Jesus Green, Midsummer Common, and Stourbridge Common.
Stroll along the riverside walk of Midsummer Common and its neighbour, Jesus Green, where Jesus Green Lido, the largest pool in Cambridge, beckons on a hot summer’s day – bear in mind that it ...
Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Cardiff, Glasgow, Norwich, Dundee and Nottingham are among the cities that have cancelled bonfire night events. UK cities cancel bonfire night firework displays over ...
The Fort St George In England is the oldest pub on the River Cam in Cambridge, England. The Grade II listed timber-framed building [1] on Midsummer Common dates in part from the 16th century, [2] and although "much altered and enlarged over the years, still has considerable charm. Especially notable is the snug to the right of the main entrance ...
Guy Fawkes masks have proved popular and some of the more quirky bonfire societies have replaced the Guy with effigies of celebrities in the news—including Lance Armstrong and Mario Balotelli—and even politicians. The emphasis has moved. The bonfire with a Guy on top—indeed the whole story of the Gunpowder Plot—has been marginalised.