Cambridge Museum Of Technology

The Old Pumping Station
Cheddars Lane
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB5 8LD
England

Website

www.museumoftechnology.com/

E-mail

General

info@museumoftechnology.com

Telephone

Recorded Information

01223 368650

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Sited on the bank of the River Cam, the Museum is housed in the Old Pumping Station which was built to pump Cambridge's sewage out to the sewage works at nearby Milton.

The steam operated pumps were originally powered by burning all the city's rubbish - a green project before 'green' was invented!

A major feature of the museum is the two Hathorn Davey pumping engines installed in 1894 to pump the sewage from the well beneath the engines. These are the only engines of this type still running in the world!

There is also a display of objects produced by local industries including Pye and Cambridge Instrument Company.

Venue Type:

Museum, Industrial heritage site

 Opening hours

Easter - October
every Sun 14.00-17.00
November to Easter
first Sun in the month 14.00 - 17.00
In steam most bank holidays - check website for details

 Admission charges

Non Steam Days
Adults: £3.00
Children: £1.50
Concessions: £1.50
Under 7s: Free
Members: Free

Steam Days
Adults: £5.00
Children: £3.00
Concessions: £3.00
Under 7s: Free
Members: Free

Discounts

  • Museums Association
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Guided tours
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Picnic area
  • Refreshments
  • Shop
 Disability access
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Education facilities available

The Old Pumping Station
Cheddars Lane
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB5 8LD
England

Website

www.museumoftechnology.com/

E-mail

General

info@museumoftechnology.com

Telephone

Recorded Information

01223 368650

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Our collections include:

* The pumping station's original equipment and other engines.
* A number of products manufactured by W.G. Pye of Cambridge.
* Letterpress-printing equipment ranging from early hand operated presses to power machinery.
* Instruments from Cambridge Instrument Company.
* Information and artifacts from local industries.

Collection details

Archaeology, Industry, Land Transport, Science and Technology, Social History

Key artists and exhibits

  • working museum
  • pumping station
  • victorian
  • hathorn davey
  • steam engines
  • Thomas Evans Leatherworks
  • JI Headly
  • Gas works
  • River Cam
  • Mumford
  • National gas engines
  • internal combustion
  • Crompton Parkinson
  • Pye
  • Babcock & Wilcox
  • Albion
  • Wharfedale
  • Columbian
  • Adana
  • proof presses
  • hot metal casters
  • George Clymer
  • Fred Dibnah
  • chimney
  • Blackstone
  • electron microscope

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Specialist publications on collections available

The Old Pumping Station
Cheddars Lane
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB5 8LD
England

Website

www.museumoftechnology.com/

E-mail

General

info@museumoftechnology.com

Telephone

Recorded Information

01223 368650

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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