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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.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 of his work as a tour guide and a well-known local historian, the university said.His Master of Arts degree is in recognition of his work as a tour guide and a well-known local historian, the university said.
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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."