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'Energy walk': Cambridge's former gasworks

6:30pm-7:30pm on Friday 6 September
11:00am-12:00pm on Saturday 7 September
1:00pm-2:00pm on Sunday 8 September

Cambridge Museum of Technology, Meet OUTSIDE upper gate on Cheddars Lane, The Old Pumping Station, Cheddars Lane, CB5 8LD

Cambridge Museum of Technology volunteers (in association with Cambridge Industrial Archaeology Group) invite you to explore the former Cambridge gasworks (off Newmarket Road) and its impact on local society, economy and the environment.

This free, guided tour (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.

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.

Image copyright: Aaron Greenwood (Fledermaus Media), donated to Cambridge Museum of Technology

Booking Information

Telephone number:
07967978854

Pre-book

Book your place on a free tour (subject to availability) with an advanced reservation via Cambridge Museum of Technology's website:
* check-out (£0) ticket via online-ticketing system for specified date + time
* maximum 2 reservations per person (email address)
* due to popular demand, registrants will be asked to reconfirm attendance by 31 August 2024 in order to ensure a full tour group.

Accessibility

Step-free access

Additional Information

Adults, Young Adults 12 – 18, Tour, Talk, In person, Free (reserve a place on tour via Museum of Technology website online booking)
Event capacity: 20

Please note: this free, urban-walking Open Cambridge tour will NOT include admission to Museum of Technology (for Museum opening hours and tickets, please check www.museumoftechnology.com)

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