One of the things people always comment on is the amount of open green areas in Cambridge, something that being broad and bred from the city I take for granted. Parkers Piece is just one of these, in addition to Midsummer Common (home to the mid-summer fair) and Jesus Green (the Beer Festival site, and therefore site for many stumbling men). In comparison to these, Parkers is somewhat smaller and more central to the city. Two pathways run diagonally across Parkers Piece, and a single lamppost at the junction known as ‘reality checkpoint’. It is believed to be the oldest lamppost in Cambridge ...
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