Reality Checkpoint – the story behind the lamps at the centre of Parker’s Piece

Summary What the newspaper archives tell us vs what people on Twitter tell us It was Mike Petty who wrote in his guide on Cambridge’s Commons that Parker’s Piece got its central street lamps installed in 1894 – what locals today call ‘Reality Checkpoint.’ Various urban legends have emerged since then. We can’t really start a … Continue reading Reality Checkpoint – the story behind the lamps at the centre of Parker’s Piece