Low Pavement, Chesterfield
Low Pavement is a short street located in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. It connects West Bars to Vicar Lane Shopping Centre, Vicar Lane. The street is a shopping district. Low Pavement, as well as the adjoining roads and the market square, is part of Chesterfield Town Centre Conservation Area. The road was also included in the Revitalisation that was awarded a European Heritage medal in 1981. A shorter road, Central Pavement, connects the road to the east to Vicar Lane. History Chesterfield Market, one of the largest open air markets in the country, dating back to at least 1165 stands on the street. In the Medieval period the properties in Low Pavement were built on the northern edge of burgage plots that extended southwards beyond Beetwell Street to the River Hipper. The plots were long and narrow and subsequently built on so that a warren of alleyways developed behind them. It is known that the route of Low Pavement existed during the Mediaev ...
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