140 (60) Newmarket Road, Cambridge Refrigeration Technology,

History of CRT Newmarket Road

1901 (60)

James Pilsner, 24, rag and bone dealer

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Cambridge Refrigeration Technology was originally the Low Temperature Research department of Cambridge University. Historical notes can be found here:

http://www.crtech.co.uk/pages/about-CRT/about-us.asp

7 December 1960
The Low Temperature Research Station, Downing Street, is a strange place. Occasionally in some forgotten corner of one of its temperature-controlled rooms, one comes across perfectly preserved war-time stew that was meant for the civilian population but never produced in great quantities. At that time the Station was responsible for producing the 24-hour battle pack of dried food for the Commandoes who went across to France for D-Day. Now they are investigating why potatoes go brown after they have been peeled and chemically examining peas to discover why they lose sweetness and juiciness in the three days between being picked and canned.
Credit: Mike Petty Archive, Cambridge DOWNING STREET & PEMBROKE STREET Scrapbook, reference 60 12 07d.

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Pat Chapman worked for several years for CRT, formerly Shipowners Refrigerated Cargo Research. She clearly enjoyed it, especially the free snacks: