Cambridge Museum of Technology
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The Cambridge Museum of Technology is an industrial heritage museum situated in Cambridge
, UK. The original building, a Scheduled Ancient Monument
,
housed a sewage pumping station and was built in 1894. Originally, the boilers were heated by the burning of waste collected around the city.
The museum's main attraction are two Hathorn Davey
steam engines
, one of which is fully operational and often runs on steam weekends.
To cope with pumping demand after heavy rainfall, in 1904 two gas engine
s were added to the pumping station. Of these, one is in working order.
Other exhibits include a working steam winch (used to move the refuse to be burned around the grounds in a small rail system); various other engines (steam and otherwise); a print room with a large collection of old printing technology including a Linotype
machine; a large collection of electrical apparatuses and more.
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, UK. The original building, a Scheduled Ancient Monument
Scheduled Ancient Monument
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a 'nationally important' archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorized change. The various pieces of legislation used for legally protecting heritage assets from damage and destruction are grouped under the term...
,
housed a sewage pumping station and was built in 1894. Originally, the boilers were heated by the burning of waste collected around the city.
The museum's main attraction are two Hathorn Davey
Hathorn Davey
Hathorn Davey was a Leeds-based manufacturer of steam engines. The Sun foundry was established in 1846 and made railway engines and pumping machinery until 1870. The premises were taken over in 1872 by Hugh Campbel, Alfred Davis and John Hathorn. They were joined by Henry Davey in 1873 and...
steam engines
Stationary steam engine
Stationary steam engines are fixed steam engines used for pumping or driving mills and factories, and for power generation. They are distinct from locomotive engines used on railways, traction engines for heavy steam haulage on roads, steam cars , agricultural engines used for ploughing or...
, one of which is fully operational and often runs on steam weekends.
To cope with pumping demand after heavy rainfall, in 1904 two gas engine
Gas engine
A gas engine means an engine running on a gas, such as coal gas, producer gas biogas, landfill gas, or natural gas. In the UK, the term is unambiguous...
s were added to the pumping station. Of these, one is in working order.
Other exhibits include a working steam winch (used to move the refuse to be burned around the grounds in a small rail system); various other engines (steam and otherwise); a print room with a large collection of old printing technology including a Linotype
Linotype
The Mergenthaler Linotype Company is a corporation founded in the United States in 1886 to market the linecaster invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler...
machine; a large collection of electrical apparatuses and more.