The watercourse was named after Thomas Hobson, a local businessman who paid ... Even the railings are listed It feeds the lake in the Cambridge University Botanic Garden and runs between ...

The Grade II listed building and former police station is currently in office use and is named after famous Cambridge carrier Thomas Hobson. Standing on the site of the former Spinning House ...

Way back in the 16th Century, there lived a man in Cambridge by the name of Thomas Hobson. He rented and sold horses and was the proud owner of a stable that had 40 stallions of all colours and breeds ...

Cambridge City Council have confirmed all ... is a Victorian redevelopment of a site owned by Elizabethan philanthropist Thomas Hobson, who was famous for the phrase ‘Hobson’s Choice’.

By John V. Orth Four hundred years ago, Thomas Hobson ran a large livery stable in Cambridge, England. In order to ensure the equal use of each of his horses, he gave his customers their choice of ...

Image caption, The conduit is named after Thomas Hobson - of Hobson's Choice fame - who ran livery stables in 1600s Cambridge An ancient watercourse, known as Hobson's Conduit, has been providing ...