Green Street, Cambridge

Last updated November 16, 2019

Green Street is a street known for its shops and restaurants in central Cambridge, England.^[1]^[2] It runs between St John's Street and Trinity Street at the western end and Sidney Street at the eastern end. Opposite the west end is Trinity College and opposite the east end is Sidney Sussex College.^[3] The street is probably named after the owner of the land when the first houses were built on the street.^[4]

Cambridge City and non-metropolitan district in England

Cambridge is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Cam approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of London. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, its population was 123,867 including 24,506 students. Cambridge became an important trading centre during the Roman and Viking ages, and there is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area as early as the Bronze Age. The first town charters were granted in the 12th century, although modern city status was not officially conferred until 1951.

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St John's Street is a historical street in central Cambridge, England. The street links with Bridge Street, Round Church Street, and Sidney Street to the north. It continues to the south as Trinity Street, then King's Parade and Trumpington Street. This thoroughfare is the main area for some of the most historic University of Cambridge colleges.

W. Metcalfe and Son was a printer and publisher in Cambridge during the 19th century and early 20th century, with an office on Green Street for part of this period.^[5] In 1854, the publishers George Bell & Sons acquired Deighton's offices on Green Street and also Trinity Street.

W. Metcalfe and Son was a printer and publisher in Cambridge during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its office has been located on Green Street, Trinity Street and St Mary's Street. A large number of books about Cambridge were published by W. Metcalfe and Sons during that era. In 1836, William Metcalfe was a contender for the printer of Cambridge University Press, but was defeated by John Parker.

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Shops

The street is one of Cambridge's shopping streets.^[4] The shops include a high proportion of independent shops and boutiques as well as some well-known high street names. Trinity College owns most of the buildings in the street, for example the building that houses the J Sainsbury food store, the main central Cambridge supermarket, on Sidney Street and Green Street. Other notable shops and restaurants include Bills, Harriet's Café and Tea Room, Sundaes Shoes, Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery, Oska, Cateby's, Susie Watson Designs and Modish. ^[6]

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[1] Green Street, Cambridge City Council.

[2] Green Street, Cambridge Online.

[3] Sidney Sussex College: Sidney Street: gatehouse, Cambridge 2000.

[pocketcambridge-4] 1 2 Green Street — One of Cambridge's main shopping lanes, Pocket Cambridge.

[5] John Power (1870). A handy-book about books, for book-lovers, book-buyers, and book-sellers. London: J. Wilson. p. 73. OCLC 3382019.

[6] Trinity College: Sidney Street: Sainsbury's food store. Cambridge 2000.