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Corn Exchange Street is a street in central Cambridge, England.Corn Exchange Street
, Cambridge City Council. It runs between
Corn Exchange Street is a street in central Cambridge, England.Corn Exchange Street, Cambridge City Council. It runs between
Wheeler Street
Wheeler Street is a street in central Cambridge, England.Wheeler Street
Downing Street to the southeast. To the northeast, Guildhall Place, aCorn Exchange Street: Corn ExchangeCambridge 2000
To the southwest is the New Museums Site, a site of the University of Cambridge with several museums, such as the Cambridge University Museum of Zoology near the corner with Downing Street.
The street acts as the main vehicle access and exit for a large multi-storey car park used by shoppers in central Cambridge.
Roman pottery has been found in the area of Corn Market Street. Evidence for a number of ditches over the centuries and medieval settlement has been found on the northeast side of the street.
Corn Exchange Street has been a street since at least the 16th century when it was known as Slaughter Lane. The street straddles the line of the medieval King's Ditch. By 1574, the ditch was filled in at this location. On the far side of the ditch from the town centre, to the east of Slaughterhouse Lane was the Beast Market and a
Downing Street to the southeast. To the northeast, Guildhall Place, a
cul-de-sac
A dead end, also known as a cul-de-sac (, from French for 'bag-bottom'), no through road or no exit road, is a street with only one inlet or outlet.
The term "dead end" is understood in all varieties of English, but the official terminology ...
, runs parallel with Corn Exchange Street at the northern end, an extension of Guildhall Street.
On the northwest corner of Corn Exchange Street is the Cambridge Corn Exchange, a music and theatrical venue.History
Roman pottery has been found in the area of Corn Market Street. Evidence for a number of ditches over the centuries and medieval settlement has been found on the northeast side of the street.
Corn Exchange Street has been a street since at least the 16th century when it was known as Slaughter Lane. The street straddles the line of the medieval King's Ditch. By 1574, the ditch was filled in at this location. On the far side of the ditch from the town centre, to the east of Slaughterhouse Lane was the Beast Market and a slaughteryard
A slaughterhouse, also called abattoir (), is a facility where animals are slaughtered to provide food. Slaughterhouses supply meat, which then becomes the responsibility of a packaging facility.
Slaughterhouses that produce meat that is no ...
. To the west was a White Friars
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, caption = Coat of arms of the Carmelites
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, formation = Late 12th century
, founder = Early hermits of Mount Carmel
, founding_location = Mount Car ...
monastic house, straddling the ditch.
The Corn Exchange was built in the 19th century and the northeast side consisted of small shops and inns. In the 20th century, the character of the street was completely changed through the development of the Lion Yard shopping centre, the associated multi-storey car park, and a hotel.
See also
* List of museums in CambridgeReferences
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