Cambridge Antiquarian Society

Dedicated to the safeguarding, investigation and preservation of Cambridgeshire’s past

Membership

New members are always most welcome! By joining the CAS you help to represent the interests of local history, archaeology and architecture in Cambridgeshire, including scrutinising applications for work on listed buildings.

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Conferences

The CAS organises two Conferences in the Spring & Autumn each year open to all. Past themes have included Roman Cambridgeshire and 2000 Years of Fen and Upland: the Creation of the Cambridgeshire Landscape.

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Publications

The Society publishes an annual  journal covering a variety of topics for people with an interest in the history and archaeology of Cambridgeshire: The Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society.

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CAS talks resumed in person at the Law Faculty, Cambridge from January 2023, with details available on the events page.  You can catch-up on the previous three years’ talks through the Members Area on this website. If you are not a member and would like to become one, you can find out details on the join CAS page.

If you have any questions for the society please contact the secretary.

Illustrations from CAS collections of sketches and watercolours.  L to R Cherry Hinton (19thc), Cambridge (1925), Bartlow hills (1820), Cambridge Guildhall (1938), Chesterton (19thc)

About the Cambridge Antiquarian Society

The Cambridge Antiquarian Society was founded in 1840 to provide access for local people to the local history, architecture and archaeology of Cambridgeshire (which now includes the old County of Huntingdon and the new Unitary Authority of Peterborough).

Amongst other benefits, members can attend the annual programme of monthly lectures, pay a reduced fee for the Society’s bi-annual conferences, and receive a copy of the Society’s annual publication.

We undertake to:

  • Comment on proposals by the Local Authorities
  • Represent the interest of local history, archaeology and architecture within the County
  • Provide representatives to local bodies such as Archives Advisory Panel
  • Comment on Listed Buildings applications

 

‘A stiff pull‘ P H Emerson Picture of East Anglian Life 1890