Parker's Piece

Cambridge

Parker's Piece is a sports venue and common land in Cambridge, England. Creators show the ornate Victorian lamp post known locally as Reality Checkpoint, with carved fish and flowers around its base. A narrator walks the broad grass field and explains that the first association football game under the unified Cambridge Rules was played there in 1863.

Type
sports venue, common land
Location
Cambridge
Coordinates
52.20207, 0.12824
In videos
1 on Travelnetic

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00:53Reality Checkpoint Lamp Post

A detailed view shows the ornate Victorian lamp post situated at the intersection of pedestrian paths on Parker's Piece. Known locally as Reality Checkpoint, the post features decorative carved fish and flowers around its base, marking the symbolic boundary between the university town and the everyday city.

From “Walking Historic Cambridge | a Stroll Around the famous University City (4K)” by John Rogers · Open in the Travelnetic player at 00:53
00:32Parker's Piece Football History

The narrator walks across the broad grass field of Parker's Piece in central Cambridge. He explains that the first game of association football under the unified Cambridge Rules was played on this ground in 1863.

From “Walking Historic Cambridge | a Stroll Around the famous University City (4K)” by John Rogers · Open in the Travelnetic player at 00:32

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Parker's Piece is in Cambridge. It is a sports venue. Its coordinates are about 52.20207, 0.12824.

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