LDHS has now been affiliated with the Cambridge Antiquarian Society (CAS) for a number of years. Our affiliation of CAS ensures our members enjoy the following benefits:
- Free access to the lecture series. (see details below)
- Access to the University of Cambridge Department of Archaeology Haddon Library.
- Reduced rate access to the Spring Conference.
- The autumn conference is always on recent archaeology in the region.
- In the spring and summer there are a series of excursions.
- LDHS will also receive a free copy of the Society’s journal, Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society and The Conduit Magazine.
14 March 2026 – Spring conference on the architecture of Cambridge
There is an early bird offer of registration for the Spring conference on
the latest interdisciplinary research on the architecture of Cambridge,
organised by Jeremy Musson.
Saturday 14 March in Magdalene College.
As LDHS is a paid up member of CAS paid up member for this year, you can pay at a discounted
rate directly into the CAS account, provided you make payment before 14
February. £13 rather than £15.
The account details are:
Cambridge Antiquarian Society
Metro Bank
Sort Code 23-05-80
Account 27648155
REF: ERLYBRD26CONF
Please email ss16@cam.ac.uk to confirm that you have taken up this offer.
CAS Meetings:
The full programme of meetings can be found by visiting the events page of the CAS website.
As an affiliated society, LDHS members and their guests are welcome at any CAS talk or conferences.
ALL MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES will be held in the Law Faculty building, West Road, Cambridge (i.e. on the Sidgwick site).
Members of CAS (and LDHS as an affiliated society) are welcome to bring guests. In the meantime for further information on this or anything else please go to the Cambridge Antiquarian Society website
The Haddon Library, Cambridge.
Founded by the pioneering anthropologist Alfred Haddon in 1920, it has amassed a remarkable collection of highly valuable resources with 62,000 books, pamphlets and periodical volumes over 90 years. The Haddon’s initial holdings comprised historic collections from the museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. Over the years the collection has been enriched by the benefaction of many eminent donors.
Today the Haddon Library is actively seeking new benefactor’s to ensure that the outstanding collection keeps up to date in the 21st Century.
For more information on this valuable resource (which is now accessible to LDHS members) please go to their website.
