Market Hill Buildings (St Michael'S Court), Gonville And Caius College

Market Hill Buildings, also known as St Michael's Court, is a group of college buildings and shops located at Gonville and Caius College in Cambridge. Constructed in 1937 by architect J Murray Easton of Stanley Hall, Easton and Robertson, the buildings feature Portland stone facing on Market Hill and Ketton stone on Rose Crescent and St Mary's Court, with flat roofs. The design is modern, characterized by a slightly curving front and five storeys, comprising a nine-window range on the main facade.

The principal windows are four-light metal casements, with curving casements at the far left corner and slit windows at the far right. The main windows are slightly recessed, and the lower three floors have canted jambs adorned with panels of fine carving. The ground floor features an open colonnade that houses a row of shops numbered 16 to 21 Market Hill. To the far right, there is a slightly taller section set back, featuring two-light casements that return into Rose Crescent and continue in a recessed section before projecting again for the final bay.

The rear of the building includes 6/6 sash windows with moulded architraves and a cornice below the attic storey, which has two-light casements. The architect received the RIBA bronze medal for this design, which has been described by Pevsner as the best modern building of its date in Cambridge.