Church
The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs, Cambridge
Gothic Revival Catholic church with a soaring spire, martyr-themed stained glass and a carved west portal.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs in Cambridge follows the money behind its spire, back to an illegitimate Cornishman trading in Lisbon after the earthquake of 1755. It crosses a Portuguese royal glassworks, a powerful minister, and a Paris Opera dancer famous for the cachucha, and the gossip Cambridge spread about where the millions really came from. Best heard outside, near the Lensfield Road doorway.
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