6. Soham Conservation Area - East Cambridgeshire District Council

11 Proposed Boundary Changes
A number of original drafting errors on the conservation area boundary
were noticed during the surveying and writing up of this document. The
boundary has therefore been slightly amended in a small number of
places, primarily at the northern end of the conservation area, to reflect
current property boundaries.
11.1 Additions
11.1.1 Nos.2-8 (evens) Hall Street are the only buildings in Hall Street (except
Nos.2a-f which are modern bungalows) that are currently outside the
conservation area. The building line of Nos.10-28 Hall Street, Cranby
Terrace, is continued southeast by Nos.5-9 (odds) Speed Lane. Nos.6-
8 Hall Street sit on the junction between Hall Street and Speed Lane
and Nos.2-4 Hall Street follow the south western line taken by Hall
Street at this point. All these buildings and the Salvation Army Hall on
Bushel Lane are proposed for inclusion within the conservation area as
they are of sufficient interest, dating from the 19 th or early 20 th century
with good detailing and are of a similar character to other buildings
within the conservation area.
11.1.2 The south side of Berrycroft from its junction with Hall / Pratt Street to
the 19 th century gault brick building to the west of ‘Mansfield’ includes
the 19 th century Methodist Church and Sunday School and on the
opposite side of the road the Corner House, a 19 th century cottage.
Berrycroft is an attractive lane lined by buildings of quality, but it still
retains its rural feel with hedges defining most property boundaries.
The Methodist Chapel and associated buildings are also an important
part of Soham’s Nonconformist past. It is proposed to include these
buildings within the conservation area.
11.1.3 Station Road grew in importance when it was renamed from Cock Lane
with the opening of the railway to the west of the village centre. It is
therefore an important part of Soham’s development and also contains
another example of Soham’s Nonconformist history, the United Reform
Church and Sunday school. It contains an attractive assortment of 19 th
century buildings including a former almshouse range and the Manse
to the United Reform Church. It is therefore proposed to include Nos.8-
72 (evens) and No.45 Station Road within the conservation area.
11.1.4 It is proposed to bring the whole of Market Street and White Hart Lane
within the conservation area boundary and to extend the boundary
south along Paddock Street to include Nos.23-39 (odds) and No.42
Paddock Street. This will include a number of good quality buildings of
a more commercial nature within the conservation area. No.5 Market
Street for example is a former public house and No.31 Paddock Street
is a former Billiard Room whilst Nos.9-19 White Hart Lane and No.42
Paddock Street form a very attractive and decorative 19 th century
terrace.
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