Mill Road sparkled in December 2020 through the spectacular Mill Road Lantern Trail. Supported by the charity, Love Mill Road, and designed by Penny Sobr, ten community lanterns, representing ten local roads, were hosted by ten of Mill Road’s independent shops. They glowed from 5th December, which would have been the date of the 2020 Mill Road Winter Fair.
As part of the Lantern Trail, you could also discover fascinating facts about some of Mill Road’s buildings, history and culture through our Mill Road Stories.
See below for the map, stories and more information about the lanterns.
Trail map
Follow the trail
Mill Road Lanterns
See the lantern artworks, and find out how each lantern reflects the special identity of its road.
About the artist
Introducing the illustrator, designer and artist who created the lanterns, Penny Sobr, and how she made them.
Mill Road Stories: Petersfield
Find out about the fascinating history of a number of Petersfield's best-loved buildings.
Mill Road Stories: Romsey
Explore the history and culture of sites at the Romsey end of Mill Road.
Sponsors
A big thank you to Cambridge Council and Anglia Ruskin University who sponsored the lanterns through the charity, Love Mill Road.
We would love the Mill Road Lanterns to be an annual event, adding ten more streets each year. If you would like to support us, then please use the donate button below. Donations to Love Mill Road help to fund the Fair, as well as the activities and projects of other Mill Road charities and community organisations, and are eligible for Gift Aid.