Green Street, Cambridge
Encyclopedia
Green Street is a shopping street in central Cambridge
, England
. 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
.
The street is probably named after the owner of the land when the first houses were built on the street.
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.
In 1854, the publishers George Bell & Sons
acquired Deighton's offices on Green Street and also Trinity Street.
The shops include local shops and boutiques as well as well-known high street names.
Trinity College owns the building that houses the J Sainsbury
food store, the main central Cambridge supermarket, on Sidney Street and Green Street.
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It runs between St John's Street
St John's Street, Cambridge
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...
and Trinity Street
Trinity Street, Cambridge
Trinity Street is a historical street in central Cambridge, England. The street continues north as St John's Street and south as King's Parade and then Trumpington Street....
at the western end and Sidney Street
Sidney Street, Cambridge
Sidney Street is a major street in central Cambridge, England. It runs between Bridge Street at the junction with Jesus Lane to the northwest and St Andrew's Street at the junction with Hobson Street to the southeast....
at the eastern end. Opposite the west end is Trinity College
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
and opposite the east end is Sidney Sussex College
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England.The college was founded in 1596 and named after its foundress, Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex. It was from its inception an avowedly Puritan foundation: some good and godlie moniment for the mainteynance...
.
The street is probably named after the owner of the land when the first houses were built on the street.
W. Metcalfe and Son
W. Metcalfe and Son
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...
was a printer
Printer (publisher)
In publishing, printers are both companies providing printing services and individuals who directly operate printing presses. With the invention of the moveable type printing press by Johannes Gutenberg around 1450, printing—and printers—proliferated throughout Europe.Today, printers are found...
and publisher
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
in Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
during the 19th century and early 20th century, with an office on Green Street for part of this period.
In 1854, the publishers George Bell & Sons
George Bell & Sons
George Bell & Sons was a book publishing house located in London, United Kingdom, from 1839 to 1986. It was founded by George Bell as an educational bookseller, with the intention of selling the output of London university presses; but became best known as an independent publisher of classics and...
acquired Deighton's offices on Green Street and also Trinity Street.
Shops
The street is one of Cambridge's shopping streets.The shops include local shops and boutiques as well as well-known high street names.
Trinity College owns the building that houses the J Sainsbury
J Sainsbury
J. Sainsbury plc is the parent company of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd, commonly known as Sainsbury's, the third largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom with a share of the UK supermarket sector of 16.5%....
food store, the main central Cambridge supermarket, on Sidney Street and Green Street.