Old Cheddar's Lane pumping station - Cambridge
The pumping station was built in 1894 to house two Hathorn Davey steam engines and pumps to pump the town's sewage to the treatment works two miles away. Household rubbish was burned as boiler fuel to raise the steam to drive the engines. The site ran under steam, gas and electricity before closing in 1968. It is now the Cambridge Museum of Technology. In 2016 the National Lottery Heritage Fund awarded a grant towards the further development of the Museum. Historic England grant aided the first stage of internal repairs and funded a report to investigate the condition of further elements.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- Old Cheddar's Lane pumping station
- Heritage Category:
- Scheduled Monument
- List Entry Number:
- 1006896
- Local Planning Authority:
- Cambridge
- Site Type:
- Industrial > Water regulation installation
Location
- Building Name:
- Old Cheddar's Lane pumping station
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District / Borough:
- Cambridge
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Cambridge
- Region:
- East of England
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Building or structure
- Condition:
- Fair
- Occupancy / Use:
- Occupied/in use
- Priority:
- C - Slow decay; no solution agreed
- Previous Priority:
- C
- Ownership:
- Charity (heritage)
- Designation:
- Scheduled Monument, 2 CAs
Contact Details
Sarah Morrison 01223 582723
