Guided Heritage Gasworks Walk

Name: Guided Heritage Gasworks Walk
Start: 2026-08-16T10:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-08-16T12:00:00+01:00
Location: Cambridge Museum of Technology, The Old Pumping Station, CB5 8LD Cambridge, United Kingdom

Schedule

Sun Aug 16 2026 at 10:30 am to 12:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Cambridge Museum of Technology, The Old Pumping Station, CB5 8LD Cambridge, United Kingdom | Cambridge, EN

Explore the former Cambridge gasworks (off Newmarket Road) and its impact on local society, economy and the environment. Featuring documentary sources (such as maps, photographs, company records and eyewitness reports), the tour will: explore the sights (and smells) of the former Cambridge gasworks, its operations, stories of its workers, evaluate its environmental impact, and invite participants to assess its legacy: past, present and future.
This tour will begin at the Cheddars Lane (upper) Gate of Cambridge Museum of Technology (on a step-free route around Cheddars Lane, Newmarket Road, River Lane and Riverside) will visit archaeological remains from what was the largest industrial complex in Cambridge: the University and Town Gas-Light Company. The tour will end at Cambridge Museum of Technology, home of Cambridge’s industrial heritage, where you will be able to explore the displays
Group size limited: tickets in advance (online via Museum website or from museum ticket-office during opening hours).

Where is it happening?

Cambridge Museum of Technology, The Old Pumping Station, CB5 8LD Cambridge, United Kingdom, Cambridge Access Surgery, CB5 8LD, United Kingdom, Cambridge

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