6. Soham Conservation Area - East Cambridgeshire District Council

9 Townscape Analysis
9.1 Townsend
9.1.1 Townsend is a northern extension of Hall Street and was known by its
modern name by the 17 th century when it was virtually uninhabited. It
adjoins the north end of Hall Street at a right angle and continues north
out of the village. The only property along this road within the
Conservation Area boundary is No.2, a modest 2-storey white painted
19 th century property. On the opposite side of the road is a stretch of
hedge that screens the modern housing estate behind from views north
along Hall Street.
9.2 Hall Street
9.2.1 Following the bend in the road from Townsend, the road leads into the
north end of Hall Street. It is almost exclusively residential except for
the funeral director’s premises and small takeaway unit at the street’s
junction with Speed Lane. The predominant building line is parallel to
the south and on, or near to, the back of the footpath.
9.2.2 Upon entering the Conservation Area from Townsend, No.65 on the
western side of Hall Street, faces diagonally across the junction of
these roads and catches the eye with its shutters that frame its modern
casement windows. It is a substantial dwelling of gault brick, probably
with an earlier timber framed core.
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