Peas Hill A Fishy Tale.

Peas Hill is not exactly a hill but was once a slope down to the river Cam where the town's main fish market stood. The market moved to Peas Hill in 1572, the name deriving from 'piscaria' the Latin for fish market, and thrived until the 1930's. On the right is the Church of St Edward, King and Martyr and also the Arts Theatre founded in 1936. The most unusual feature of this street lies beneath the ground. There are extensive cellars covering a quarter of an acre. Two tunnels are 100 yards long and were used as wine vaults and during WWII as air raid shelters.