5 Market Place, Ely

History of 5 Market Place

Listed Building

5 Market Place, a house of probable late-C16 origin, later altered and extended, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Architectural interest: it has evolved over four centuries, reflecting the changing needs of succeeding occupants and retaining significant fabric and structural detail from each phase, thus providing important evidence for historic building traditions; * Historic interest: it lies within the area of settlement depicted on John Speed’s map of 1610/1611, a street pattern established by the early C15, and makes an important contribution to the understanding of the historical development of the townscape; …