Cambridge is famous for its university, historic buildings, and high-tech companies. Its industrial history has been overlooked and little remains of the former industrial landscape. Cambridge Museum of Technology tells this hidden history.
Cambridge Museum of Technology is the home of our industrial heritage. Based in the city’s historic sewage pumping station, 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.
These are some of the highlights of a visit to the Museum.
The Introduction to the Museum, which features a short film and an interactive model of the Pumping Station
The Steam Engine Room with its magnificent Hathorn Davey engines
The Pye Building, which houses new exhibitions on local companies Pye and Cambridge Instrument Company
The Top Bay, featuring displays on Cambridge’s forgotten industries and push-button-operated machinery
The Boiler House with two original boilers and the recently-restored No. 4 Boiler, which was added in 1923
The Print Room, which opens for demonstrations on afternoons on the second Sunday of the month
The Valve Yard, a pleasant place to relax or enjoy a picnic with historic pumps and views of the River Cam
The Gas Engine Room, added to the Pumping Station in 1909
The Ash Disposal Railway, which runs between the Ash Tunnel and the Electric Winch House on special event days