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Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm

We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.

Please note: On Wednesday 4 February, the Kettle’s Yard house will be closing early. Last entry to the house will be at 3.30pm.

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Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm

We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.

Please note: On Wednesday 4 February, the Kettle’s Yard house will be closing early. Last entry to the house will be at 3.30pm.

David Kindersley

Born 1915 – Died 1995

Born in Codicote, Kindersley learned stonecutting as apprentice to Eric Gill from 1933. In 1939 he set up his own workshop in Cambridge. He invented a system for the accurate spacing of letters and designed the Octavian font.