Bridge Street is a historic street in the north of central
Cambridge
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,
England
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.
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, Cambridge City Council, England
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History
Cambridge was granted a Royal Charter by King John in 1207, which permitted the appointment of a mayor. The first recorde ...
. It runs between
Magdalene Street at the junction with Thompson's Lane to the northwest and
Sidney Street at the junction with
Jesus Lane
Jesus Lane is a street in central Cambridge, England. Also located on Jesus Lane are Wesley House, Methodist theological college (or seminary), on the north side and Westcott House, a Church of England theological college, on the south side ...
to the southeast. Bridge Street used to continue over the Great Bridge on the
River Cam, hence the name, but this part is now known as Magdalene Street after
Magdalene College
Magdalene College ( ) is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mar ...
, which fronts onto the street.
Leading off the street to the south is
St John's Street. Also to the southwest is
St John's College, one of the largest
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world's third oldest surviving university and one of its most pr ...
colleges.
The
Holy Sepulchre, commonly known as ''The Round Church'', is a
Norman
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church on the corner of Bridge Street and
Round Church Street, opposite St John's Street. It was built around 1130, inspired by the original church of the Holy Sepulchre in
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
.
Another church,
St Clement's Church, is on the corner with Thompson's Lane.
The courts behind the triangle formed by Bridge Street, St John’s Street, and the narrow All Saints Passage to the south survive in layout from the original
Medieval
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city centre.
The
Hawks' Club
The Hawks' Club is a members-only social club for sportsmen at the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1872, the club represents the best sportsmen in the University of Cambridge. Membership is by election only, and the usual criterion is that th ...
, a members-only
gentlemen's club for sportsmen at Cambridge University, founded in 1872, is located at 18
Portugal Place, a cul-de-sac northeast off Bridge Street.
Gallery
File:St John's College Old 1886 Map.jpg, Bridge Street on an 1886 map of St John's College.
File:The Baron of Beef - geograph.org.uk - 786028.jpg, The northeast side of Bridge Street with St Clement's Church in the background.Bridge Street: St Clement's ChurchCambridge 2000
File:Holy Sepulchre Cambridge Photo.jpg, The Holy Sepulchre or "Round Church", on the corner of Bridge Street and Round Church Street.
File:Pubs and shops on Bridge Street, Cambridge.jpg, The Baron of Beef
The Baron of Beef is a pub in Bridge Street, Cambridge, England, owned by Greene King, Bob Jones.
Michael Jeacock, Michael Peacock, columnist of the ''Town Crier'', gave his former paper, the ''Daily Mirror'', a story about Christopher Curry (b ...
public house at 19 Bridge Street.
References
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Streets in Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge