Magdalene Street

[4] It developed as the northern approach to the original river crossing for entering Cambridge.

The hilltop on the northwest bank helped protect the crossing point and ensured that Cambridge became a major inland port.

With time, the area became increasingly isolated from the main part of the town, which expanded on the other side of the crossing.

Even in the 1930s, Magdalene College was too poor to carry out a plan to demolish the street up to the bridge.

Subsequently, with the assistance of the College, the street was preserved as one of the oldest in Cambridge.