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| Roadsweeper historian gets degree | Roadsweeper historian gets degree |
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| A street cleaner is to collect an honorary masters degree from Cambridge University next month. | A street cleaner is to collect an honorary masters degree from Cambridge University next month. |
| Allan Brigham studied history at Sheffield University in the 1970s and moved to Cambridge 30 years ago. | Allan Brigham studied history at Sheffield University in the 1970s and moved to Cambridge 30 years ago. |
| He could only get a job as a roadsweeper and took it on temporarily, but has been doing the job ever since. | |
| His Master of Arts degree is in recognition for his work as a tour guide and a well-known local historian, the university said. | His Master of Arts degree is in recognition for his work as a tour guide and a well-known local historian, the university said. |
| Mr Brigham, in his 50s, lived in Bradford, West Yorkshire, before moving to Cambridge. | Mr Brigham, in his 50s, lived in Bradford, West Yorkshire, before moving to Cambridge. |
| He is scheduled to pick up the MA at a ceremony in the university's Senate House in July. | He is scheduled to pick up the MA at a ceremony in the university's Senate House in July. |
| "Roadsweeping was the only job I could get when I moved here," he said. | "Roadsweeping was the only job I could get when I moved here," he said. |
| "It was meant to be a temporary job but I have just continued doing it. I had planned to be a teacher." | "It was meant to be a temporary job but I have just continued doing it. I had planned to be a teacher." |