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Petersfield Area
Community Trust

Riverside

Bishop's House,
Priory Road		 Footbridge to Cutter
Ferry Lane		 Cambridge Museum
of Technology

The Riverside area, which forms part of Petersfield, is bounded by Newmarket Road, Elizabeth Way and the River Cam.

The Riverside area comprises Stoubridge Common, the Cambridge Museum of Technology and several ancient monuments, including the Bishop's house in Priory Road.

The Cambridge Museum of Technology, on Riverside (Tel: 01223 68650) contains preserved Victorian Pumping Station, and displays steam engines and other machinery in working order.
The pumping engines are 'in steam' on Bank Holidays and a few other weekends between 10.00am-5.00pm - telephone for details. The museum is also open, (non-steaming), between 2.00pm-5.00pm on the first Sunday of each month, then every Sunday after Easter.

The river, at this point, is heavily used by rowing clubs, including the Cambridge University eight
Riverside A Rowing eight