Covent Garden, Cambridge

Covent Garden is a street in Cambridge, England, off Mill Road and near The Kite district. The street takes its name from the London market of the same name as there used to be a market garden there.[1]

Terraced houses in Covent Garden, Cambridge.
Another view of Covent Garden.

The street has one pub the Six Bells.

Blue plaques

Blue plaques have been created for each of the 44 houses, recording highlights of the residents' history such as the tailor, Frederick Scriven, who lived at number 9 for 47 years and whose assistant was hanged for murder in 1876.[2]

References
  1. Ronald Gray, Derek Stubbings (2000), "The 'Kite' area", Cambridge Street-Names: Their Origins and Associations, Cambridge University Press, p. 86, ISBN 9781139435499
  2. Cambridge street gets blue plaque for every house, BBC, 15 June 2013

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