Trumpington Street is a major historic street in centralCambridge, England.^[1] At the north end it continues asKing's Parade whereKing's College is located. To the south it continues asTrumpington Road (theA1134), an arterial route out of Cambridge, at the junction withLensfield Road.

In 1361, at Spittle End, theleper hospital of St Anthony and St Eligius was founded.^[2]Addenbrooke's Hospital was founded in 1766 on Trumpington Street, but it has since relocated to larger premises further out of the city. TheCambridge Judge Business School is now on the original site of the hospital, theOld Addenbrooke's Site.^[3]

Until the 19th century, Trumpington Street was at the edge of development to the south of Cambridge.^[2]

TheUniversity of Cambridge collegesSt Catharine's College,Corpus Christi College,Pembroke College, andPeterhouse are all on Trumpington Street. Pembroke College also fronts onto the adjoiningPembroke Street. Further south isFitzwilliam Museum, the main museum of the university. At the southern end is the main site of theCambridge University Engineering Department.

Little St Mary's Parish Church, is next to Peterhouse (just to the north) on the corner of Trumpington Street and Little St Mary's Lane. The first church here was called St Peter-without-Trumpington Gate.The formerEmmanuel United Reformed Church building, built to a design ofJames Cubitt in 1875, is also located on Trumpington Street; this now forms part of Pembroke College's Mill Lane Project development site.

At the northern end on the corner of Corpus Christi College facing King's Parade is theCorpus Clock, a new artwork installed in 2008.

TheTrumpington Street branch ofHobson's Conduit still functions assluices along each side of the street. At this point, it is known as the Pem (east side) and Pot (west side).^[4] TheCambridge City Council's Drainage Engineer controls flow through the sluices and generally lets water flow in the open conduits in the street between the months of April and September. Feeds run into Peterhouse and Pembroke College. A run also used to feed into the basement of the old Addenbrooke's Hospital, now the Judge Business School.^[5]

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  The main entrance of theFitzwilliam Museum, facing Trumpington Street.
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  The Pitt Building, former headquarters of theCambridge University Press, on Trumpington Street.
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  Little St Mary's Church, on the corner ofLittle St Mary's Lane and Trumpington Street.
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  The former Emmanuel United Reformed Church building (now part ofPembroke College) on Trumpington Street.
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  Front of the collegePeterhouse on Trumpington Street.
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  Hobson's Conduit running in a sluice along the street towardsPeterhouse.

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• Streets in Cambridge
• History of Cambridge
• St Catharine's College, Cambridge
• Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
• Pembroke College, Cambridge
• Peterhouse, Cambridge
• Cambridge University Press
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