Campkins Camera Centre at 1 Rose Crescent, Cambridge, has closed and is being consolidated with the shop at 12a King’s Parade. The sad demise of what looked and felt like a traditional camera dealer’s shop, an echo of its predecessor at 15 King’s Parade, a photographic cabinet of curiosities where I bought my first serious (?) camera, a Baldi 29, in about 1965.
Photo: Campkins, 1 Rose Crescent, Cambridge, May 2014
Dear Brian
I have used your photo of Campkins to go on my Facebook page with a bit from Friends of Histon Road Cemetery re Algernon Campkin: Town NOT Gown Cambridge History Tours .
Hope this is OK.
Many thanks
allan
No problem Alan – I’m just amazed that anyone should have come across it!
Amazing – the first road built on North Arbury was Campkin Road – named after Sidney Algernon Campkin. The road, which contains the Arbury Community Centre, Arbury Town Park and the Grove School was based on the old Manor Farm ‘Drive’. So, the Campkin name remains in Cambridge!
Excellent local knowledge, many thanks, Andy.