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A lamppost on the railings of the Senate House, King’s Parade, Cambridge

April 30, 2008 12:00 am

Railings and Lamppost, by Senate House and King's College, King's Parade, Cambridge, England

I don’t think I had ever noticed quite how beautiful this lamp is, even though I must have cycled past here thousands of times in the 21 years or so I have lived in Cambridge.

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