Cambridge has a unique green belt; unique in that it is
actually embedded within the fabric of the city. It is possible ( well almost)
to walk in a circular route through the city centre without straying from green
land.
The sequence of spaces starts at the Fen’s Causeway which
leads onto “The Backs”.
“The Backs” follow the route of the river Cam.
If you wish to vary this route, you can occasionally venture into the city of Cambridge itself
encountering streetscape of incredibly high quality.
The architecture and its detailing is similarly astounding.
View from the Avenue, Trinity College.
St Giles Church at the intersection of Castle Street and
Chesterton Lane.
Jesus Green.
Houses on Short Street.
Christ’s Pieces.
Parker’s Piece
Unlike Oxford, Cambridge’s
science park is not separated from the city by a strategic “green break” but is located on the north of the city,
within the boundary of the ring road.
It is perhaps for this reason that a proposed satellite town, Northstowe, will
be located five miles to the north-west of Cambridge on a site between the villages
of Oakington and Longstanton. This development is master-planned by Arups and
it will be exciting to see how it turns out.
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