6. Soham Conservation Area - East Cambridgeshire District Council

9.2.5 The middle section of Hall Street is more mixed in character, containing
a variety of generally smaller, and often altered, traditional dwellings,
interspersed with the larger gault brick houses and some more recent
infill. The modern housing estates that surround Soham’s historic
central spine also intrude into the streetscape in places.
9.2.6 The views south along this northern stretch of Hall Street is terminated
by Nos.6/8, a large house occupying the prominent corner position at
the bend in Hall Street where Speed Lane diverges from it. Croft House
at the southern end of Hall Street provides a similar function in views
north along Pratt Street.
9.2.7 Hall Street, already a fairly generous width, opens up at its
convergence with Bushel Lane and Speed Lane, and this junction is
marked by the only other two commercial properties in the street. On
the western side are the premises of a funeral directors and a small
takeaway unit has been inserted into the end property of Cranby
Terrace on the eastern side. The unenclosed tarmac forecourt of the
funeral directors, together with the adjacent lawned area, increases this
open feeling.
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