Equiano House

Olaudah Equiano, a key abolitionist, had strong ties to Cambridge through his marriage to Susannah Cullen and his years living in Soham and Chesterton. His daughter Anna Maria is buried in St Andrew's Church, Chesterton, and Riverside Bridge has been renamed in his honour. 

A formerly enslaved man, Equiano became a powerful voice against slavery, using his autobiography The Interesting Narrative to expose its horrors. He worked with Cambridge abolitionists like Thomas Clarkson and was a member of the Sons of Africa; a group of educated Africans campaigning for abolition.

Gowar House

Dr Mick Gowar (born 1951) is a British author, educator and storyteller who has written or edited over 120 children's books since 1980, including poetry, fiction, and educational titles for Oxford's Treetops and Project X. His works include Making Music, co-created with trombonist Simon Gunton. A passionate advocate for creative writing, he has led workshops and projects with schools, libraries and cultural organisations such as the Philharmonia Orchestra and Kettle's Yard. Formerly a Senior Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University, he continues to write and is Secretary of the Ted Hughes Society.

Mick Gowar lives in Cambridgeshire, where he continues to write, edit, and contribute to both local and national literary and educational initiatives. 

Fawcett House

Dame Millicent Fawcett (1847-1929) was a leading British suffragist and lifelong advocate for women's rights. She championed peaceful, constitutional campaigning and led the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, helping pave the way for women gaining the vote in 1918 and full equality in 1928. Fawcett was also deeply connected to Cambridge University, co-founding Newnham College with her sister Elizabeth to expand higher education opportunities for women.