Market Hill (aka the Market Square) is the location of the marketplace in central Cambridge, England. Operating as a marketplace since

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times, a daily outdoor market with stalls continues to run there.

Description

The

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Peas Hill (partially pedestrianised), south towards Wheeler Street and Bene't Street * St Mary's Passage (pedestrianised), west towards King's Parade * St Mary's Street, west also towards King's Parade On the west side of Market Hill is

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, the Cambridge University Church, with its tower on King's Parade. On the south side of the Market Square is the Cambridge Guildhall, built in the 1930s. To the southeast are the Grand Arcade and Lion Yard, two shopping centres. The current Market Square was mainly filled with buildings originally and was not cleared until 1849 when a major fire occurred.

Hobson's Conduit

The Market Place branch of Hobson's Conduit was completed in 1614. This branch brought fresh water to the Market fountain in the centre of the Market Place. Following the fire in 1849, the Market Square was redeveloped and in 1855 a

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gabled fountain was erected and the original structure of Hobson's Conduit was moved to the corner of Lensfield Road and Trumpington Road in south Cambridge in 1856. Most of the fountain was demolished in 1953. Flow to this branch was cut off in 1960 during construction of the Lion Yard shopping centre development and has never been restored.

Peasants' Revolt of 1381

During the 1381 Peasants' Revolt, a mob led by the Mayor of Cambridge destroyed the university's ledgers in Market Square on 16 June. One Margery Starre led the crowd in a dance to the rallying cry "Away with the learning of clerks, away with it!".

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A Picture of Cambridge Market Hill
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