Hundreds of people turned out for the official opening of a beautiful carved stone archway that was once destined for a skip but has now become Cambridge’s Gateway from India. The ribbon cutting in the gardens of Ditchburn Place was also attended by representatives from the Indian High Commission, the Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, the High Sherrif of Cambridgeshire, Cambridge’s Mayor Jenny Gawthrope, MP Daniel Zeichner and more than 60 other dignitaries.
It marked the end of a three year project started by hairdresser Piero D’Angelico who saved the stones after persuading Cambridgeshire County Council to sell them to him for £1. Since then it has been the work of an entire community to remove, store and re-erect the carvings in a new archway design for the public to enjoy.
