Post on 07-Apr-2018
SIGNIFICANCE - SIGNIFICANT
Market Passage
A pedestrian cut-through lined by mostly Victorian buildings with an enclosed feel emphasised by its tunnel access from Market Street.Market Passage is a narrow lane formed after 1848 from what was the yard of the Black Bear Inn. The frontage includes distinctive C19 buildings and serves as a secondary commercial frontage to both Market Street and Sidney Street, helping to provide greater intensity of use and pedestrian permeability.
However the presence of several ‘blind’ shopfronts reduces its sense of vitality and makes it less appealing for pedestrians.
General OverviewThis passage has a distinctive C19 character enclosed by buildings of between one and three storeys rising at the rear of the pavement and including long areas of shop windows that provide visual permeability between the shops and public realm. The buildings retain attractive yellow and red polychrome or white glazed brickwork detailing, whilst the sensitive design of shopfronts emphasises the C19 date of the buildings. Windows at first and second storey level are generally one-over one or two over-two pane sash windows. The former Arts Cinema (now Baroosh, a bar and restaurant) has an attractive frontage of engaged columns with classical capitals above a tall plinth.
Street view
A recent public realm enhancement scheme has provided attractive paving, whilst café furniture spilling onto the pavement makes this look like a more inviting area than it may have been previously. The underpass entrance from Market Street contains views within the southern leg of the lane (although the spire of Holy Trinity Church rises above the lane), whilst the sharp bend and building frontage foreshorten the views north, creating a very enclosed intimate area that could seem threatening after dark. Views west from the lane are focused on the attractive brick frontage of Montagu House at the entrance to Sussex Street
Baroosh
Yellow and red polycrome detailing
Market Passage is a useful, fully-pedestrianised, cut-through which links two main shopping streets. The passage includes retail uses, cafés, bars, restaurants, a nightclub and a travel agent.
Views west
Cambridge Historic Core Appraisal Market Passage - page 1 of 3
Views northUnderpass entrance
Cambridge Historic Core Appraisal Market Passage - page 2 of 3
© Crown copyright (Licence No. 100019730) Not to Scale
Townscape Elements• Buildings set at the footpath edge creating
informal terraces provide tight enclosure and form an intimate street space.
• Brick buildings with a strong contemporary character as a C19 development in brick to similar scales, with polychrome or glazed brick detailing.
• Attractive, sensitively designed shop windows have low stall risers with slim pilasters and scrolled brackets to consoles.
• The view east onto Sussex Street is focused on the architecturally interesting Montagu House.
• Views west and north are contained within the street and therefore focus on the detail of the surrounding buildings.
• The view south is disappointing due to the
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• Café furniture spills onto the street providing a lively atmosphere.
• A high-quality paving scheme has significantly improved the appearance of the street and complements the historic buildings.
Archaeology / Historic TopographyAnticipated deposit depth varies from 1.50m to 2.50m.
Potential for prehistory is low
Potential for Roman is moderate
Potential for medieval is moderate
A short stretch of Market Passage coincides with the line of one of Cambridge’s ‘missing’ streets - Alwyns
Grade I Listed Building
Grade II* Listed Building
Grade II Listed Building
Positive Building/Structure
Building of Local Interest
Key View
Positive Building/Structure
Historic Shop Front
Grade II* Historic Park & Garden
Grade II Historic Park & Garden
Area of Historic Paving
Positive Green Space
TPO Areas (Boundaries)
!( Individual TPO
º important trees
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Poor Quality Features
Cambridge Historic Core Appraisal Market Passage - page 3 of 3
or Alweis Lane. This street formerly ran parallel to the north side of Market Hill and Market Street. Two small segments of the street survive as the passage next to No. 21 St. Mary’s Street and the northern part of Market Passage. It is known from documentary references at least as early as 1303, but it is not clear
by what date it was lost other than that it is not on a map of 1592. Investigations inside the old Eaden Lilley store (now TK Maxx) suggested that where deposits had not been removed by basements their survival was very good.
Building No./ Name Status Age Height
(Storeys)Wall
MaterialsRoof Form / Materials Architect Notes
10 Market Street (Karen Millen)
Positive building
C19 tall single white glazed & Gault brick
parapet
3 & 4 light buff brick, red
brick window surrounds
Side entrance to 13 Market Street
(TK Maxx)
none late 1960s 2 render & white mosaic tiles
flat Lanchester & Lodge
8 Market Passage (Baroosh)
BLI early C20 2& 3 white painted Gault brick
parapet alterations 2003
Bland, Brown &
Cole
built as University Gymnasium
54 Sidney Street (Trailfinders)
BLI C19 3 Gault brick parapet in a group with Nos. 50-53 (consec.) Sidney Street
West and North sides
East and South sides
Building No./ Name Status Age Height
(Storeys)Wall
MaterialsRoof Form / Materials Architect Notes
9 Market Street (Offspring)
BLI C19 4 Gault brick Nos. 3-9 (consec.) form a group
10-15 Market Passage
(Superdrug and David Clark)
none C19 3 Gault & red brick
parapet / slate
57 Sidney Street (David Clark)
BLI Late C18 or early
C19
3 + attics painted brick mansard / slate
Nos. 57-60 (consec.) form a group