Cambridge Museum of Technology is based in the City's former  Pumping Station, an outstanding example of Victorian civil engineering whose chimney is a landmark on the town's skyline.  The Engineer's House was built in 1898 to provide a home for the engineer in charge of the Pumping Station and their family. When the the Pumping Station closed in the 1960s the Museum Trust saved the Pumping Station from demolition and purchased the site but for decades the house remained within Cambridge City Council's housing stock.  The Museum Trustees were delighted when, in October 2016, the City Council agreed to lease the house to the Museum,  presenting a unique and exciting opportunity to extend the Museum.

Unfortunately, before the Museum took over,  the house was subjected to vandalism including an arson attack and will need a lot of work before it can be opened to the public.   Volunteers have already done a tremendous job clearing,  leveling, and turfing the garden, but we need to raise further funds to renovate the house and gardens and to cover the running costs.  Please support us with a donation.

If you are interested in volunteering on the Engineer's House project, either by providing practical help or by fundraising, please email us at info@museumoftechnology.com.  We'd love to hear from you!