Cambridge Water Company, Rustat Road, Cambridge

History of Cambridge Water Company

1937 03 27 — Waterworks depot foundation stone

Waterworks Company new workshop and depot foundation stone, Rustat Road

Credit: Mike Petty Archive, Cambridge Cherryhinton Road Scrapbook 1897 to 1990, reference 37 03 27c.

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1937 10 23 — New Waterworks workshops and depot

Cambridge University and Town Waterworks Company’s new workshops and depots in Rustat Road would lead to improved service, enhanced efficiency and – sooner or later – reduced charges. The old premises in Bene’t Street had been a veritable shambles and disgrace with pipes stored at the disused Cherry Hinton and Fulbourn pumping stations. They would wage ceaseless war against waste by leakage and had a gang of plumbers ready to deal with any emergency 24 hours a day with the promptitude of the London Fire Brigade.

Credit: Mike Petty Archive, Cambridge Cherryhinton Road Scrapbook 1897 to 1990, reference 37 10 23b.

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1939 08 29 — Air-raid siren sounded accidentally

Air-raid siren set off accidentally at Waterworks in Rustat Road

Credit: Mike Petty Archive, Cambridge Cherryhinton Road Scrapbook 1897 to 1990, reference 39 08 29a.

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1958 09 20 — Water Company office block opened

Cambridge Water Company opened its new office block in Rustat Road. It was formed 106 years ago by twelve townsmen and ten prominent members of the University and now supplies 120,000 people. There was an exhibition of nylon sink tops, Perspex baths and fibre glass cisterns instead of the old-fashioned ones made of galvanised iron.

Credit: Mike Petty Archive, Cambridge Cherryhinton Road Scrapbook 1897 to 1990, reference 58 09 20a.