Cambridge · river crossing
Silver Street was once known as Small Bridges Street because the approach crossed more than one branch of the Cam. An iron bridge replaced the earlier timber crossing in 1841. The present bridge was erected in 1958–59 to a design prepared by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1932. The neighbouring mill waters preserve the geography of Cambridge’s former riverside mills.
The bridge, Silver Street and the Mill Pond form part of the location record for the Series 1 walking-tour case. Production reporting also places Series 2 filming in this area, but the Casebook does not assign those later shots to a particular episode until a complete frame check is recorded.
Silver Street Bridge is a public road crossing over the Cam, with a view towards the Mill Pond and Queens’ College. The wider riverbank and punting areas are not all part of the same public route.
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Visitor information checked 19 September 2026. The precise Series 1 Episode 3 shot sequence still needs playback verification.
episode details are concise than location sightings. Corrections are welcome through the site’s editorial record.
Varsity’s 8 December 2024 account notes that Silver Street became Mallard’s Way on screen and a Queens’ accommodation block represented a development. The fictional street name should not replace the real street name in a visitor route. Source.
