Cambridge Museum of Technology

The Cambridge Museum of Technology is an industrial heritage museum situated in Cambridge, England. The original building, a scheduled monument, housed a combined sewage pumping and waste destructor station built in 1894. The museum helps people to explore, enjoy, and learn about their industrial heritage by celebrating the achievements of local industries and the people who worked in them. The large site on the River Cam has green spaces for picnics and a fun, relaxed atmosphere for families. There are audio-visual displays, hands-on exhibits, and children's activities, as well as traditional museum displays and historic buildings. The Victorian Pumping Station with its original machinery showcases 19th-century engineering and technology. Displays on the forgotten industries of Cambridge reveal an alternative side of the city's history to the famous colleges. And the story is brought into the 20th century with exhibitions on innovative local companies in our new Pye building. Featuring Pye and Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company.

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Old Cheddar's Lane pumping station
independent museum, local museum, 

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  Saffron Walden Castle ⓘ
  former medieval castle in Essex, England, UK

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  Burwell Castle ⓘ
  12th-century castle in England  

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  Anglesey Abbey ⓘ
  National Trust property on a former monastic site in Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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  Ashdon Village Museum ⓘ
  small local museum in the village of Ashdon

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  Cambridge Science Centre ⓘ
  British charitable organization

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  Ely Museum ⓘ
  Museum of local history in Ely, Cambridgeshire, UK

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  Linton Zoo ⓘ
  zoo in the UK

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  Museum of Cambridge ⓘ
  museum in Cambridge, United Kingdom

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  Museum of Classical Archaeology ⓘ
  university museum in Cambridge, United Kingdom

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  Museum of Zoology ⓘ
  university museum in Cambridge, United Kingdom

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  Prickwillow Museum ⓘ
  technology museum in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

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  Round Church Visitor Centre ⓘ
  

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  Saffron Walden Museum ⓘ
  museum in Essex, United Kingdom

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  St Neots Museum ⓘ
  museum in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

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  The Norris Museum ⓘ
  museum in St Ives, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Wimpole Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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  The Manor ⓘ
  house in Huntingdonshire, England

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  Oliver Cromwell's House ⓘ
  Cromwell's family home in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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  National Horseracing Museum ⓘ
  sports museum in Newmarket, United Kingdom

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  Audley End House ⓘ
  country house in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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  Fitzwilliam Museum ⓘ
  art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

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  The David Parr House ⓘ
  house in Cambridge, UK

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  Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology ⓘ
  university museum in Cambridge, United Kingdom

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  Whipple Museum of the History of Science ⓘ
  museum, part of the University of Cambridge, England, UK

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  Airborne Assault ⓘ
  military museum in the East of England, United Kingdom

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  Mildenhall And District Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bury St Edmunds, England, United Kingdom

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  Cromwell Museum ⓘ
  museum in Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom

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  Chatteris Museum ⓘ
  museum in Chatteris, England, United Kingdom

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  Royal Anglian Regiment Museum ⓘ
  museum in Duxford, United Kingdom

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  Kettle's Yard ⓘ
  art museum

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  The Farmland Museum ⓘ
  museum in Waterbeach, England, UK

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  Cambridge Museum of Technology ⓘ
  industrial heritage museum in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

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  Stained Glass Museum ⓘ
  National museum of stained glass in Ely, England, United Kingdom

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  Haverhill and District Local History Centre ⓘ
  museum in Haverhill, Suffolk, England, UK

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  Imperial War Museum Duxford ⓘ
  Britain's largest aviation museum

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  Shepreth Wildlife Park ⓘ
  zoo in the United Kingdom

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  Fry Art Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery in Saffron Walden, United Kingdom

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  Wysing Arts Centre ⓘ
  Visual arts centre, gallery and artists studios

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  Burwell Museum ⓘ
  mill museum in Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Centre for Computing History ⓘ
  museum in Cambridge, United Kingdom

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  Bottisham Airfield Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bottisham, England, UK

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  The Lawrence Room (Girton's Museum Collection) ⓘ
  museum in Cambridge, England, UK

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1970 Cambridge Museum of Technology

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1141 Saffron Walden Castle

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1144 Burwell Castle

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1130 The Manor

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1215 Oliver Cromwell's House

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1622 National Horseracing Museum

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1700 Audley End House

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1816 Fitzwilliam Museum

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1870 The David Parr House

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1884 Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

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1944 Whipple Museum of the History of Science

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1946 Airborne Assault

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1951 Mildenhall And District Museum

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1962 Cromwell Museum

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1963 Chatteris Museum

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1964 Royal Anglian Regiment Museum

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1966 Kettle's Yard

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1969 The Farmland Museum

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1972 Stained Glass Museum

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1974 Haverhill and District Local History Centre

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1977 Imperial War Museum Duxford

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1984 Shepreth Wildlife Park

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1985 Fry Art Gallery

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1989 Wysing Arts Centre

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1992 Burwell Museum

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2008 Centre for Computing History

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2009 Bottisham Airfield Museum

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2009 The Lawrence Room (Girton's Museum Collection)

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Cmglee Cambridge Wikimedia Meetup 23 tour Museum of Technology

Cmglee Cambridge Wikimedia Meetup 23 tour Museum of Technology

Cambridge Museum of Technology - open day in 1974

Cheddars Lane Sewage Pumping Station

Cheddars Lane Sewage Pumping Station

Cambridge Museum of Technology - steam engine

Cambridge Museum of Technology - steam engine

Cambridge Museum of Technology - gas engines

Cambridge Museum of Technology - steam engine

Cheddars Lane sewage pumping station

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle	1141	Saffron Walden Castle	archaeological site, castle ruin	Wikidata
site	castle	1144	Burwell Castle	archaeological site, enclosure castle	Wikidata
site	museum		Anglesey Abbey	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ashdon Village Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cambridge Science Centre	charitable organization, science museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ely Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Linton Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Cambridge	charitable organization, local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Classical Archaeology	museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Zoology	university museum, zoological museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Prickwillow Museum	independent museum, technology museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Round Church Visitor Centre	local museum, proselytism, visitor center	Wikidata
site	museum		Saffron Walden Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		St Neots Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Norris Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Wimpole Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1130	The Manor	house, manor house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1215	Oliver Cromwell's House	clergy house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1622	National Horseracing Museum	museum, national museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1700	Audley End House	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1816	Fitzwilliam Museum	art museum, tourist attraction, university museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1870	The David Parr House	museum, terrace house	Wikidata
site	museum	1884	Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology	university museum, archaeological museum, anthropology museum, ethnographic museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1944	Whipple Museum of the History of Science	museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1946	Airborne Assault	regimental museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1951	Mildenhall And District Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1962	Cromwell Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1963	Chatteris Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1964	Royal Anglian Regiment Museum	regimental museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1966	Kettle's Yard	art gallery, academic archive, art museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1969	The Farmland Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1970	Cambridge Museum of Technology	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Stained Glass Museum	museum, charitable trust, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Haverhill and District Local History Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Imperial War Museum Duxford	military museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Shepreth Wildlife Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Fry Art Gallery	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Wysing Arts Centre	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1992	Burwell Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Centre for Computing History	charitable organization, computer museum, online database, independent museum, specialized archive	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	Bottisham Airfield Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	The Lawrence Room (Girton's Museum Collection)	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Cmglee Cambridge Wikimedia Meetup 23 tour Museum of Technology		Commons
commons	image		Cmglee Cambridge Wikimedia Meetup 23 tour Museum of Technology		Commons
commons	image		Cambridge Museum of Technology - open day in 1974		Commons
commons	image		Cheddars Lane Sewage Pumping Station		Commons
commons	image		Cheddars Lane Sewage Pumping Station		Commons
commons	image		Cambridge Museum of Technology - steam engine		Commons
commons	image		Cambridge Museum of Technology - steam engine		Commons
commons	image		Cambridge Museum of Technology - gas engines		Commons
commons	image		Cambridge Museum of Technology - steam engine		Commons
commons	image		Cheddars Lane sewage pumping station		Commons