Cambridge Industrial Archaeology Group studies and records our local industrial heritage. We meet at Cambridge Museum of Technology where we host our talks programme, which embraces industries from across the world, from earliest times to the present day. We host industrial-heritage walks along routes to and from the Museum of Technology. We are affiliated to the Association of Industrial Archaeology.

We have designed some tools to help you to find out more about the industrial heritage which is all around us. Take a self-guided walk/cycle ride and follow one of our trails, or find out more about a particular place or structure with our gazetteer.

Both of these tools are constantly being developed so check back for new trails and the latest additions to our gazetteer regularly! The Museum’s events’ calendar lists forthcoming guided walks of Cambridge’s industrial heritage.

EERIAC 2026

Each year, the industrial archaeology societies from Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex get together for the East England Industrial Archaeology Conference for a day of lectures and site visits. This year’s event will take place on Saturday 6th June and will be hosted in Suffolk. The programme focuses on military industrial archaeology and includes a visit to Great War Huts, a unique heritage project dedicated to restoring and preserving original First World War prefabricated wooden buildings and artefacts.  Download the programme and booking form here.

Our last talk of the season is about clunch, a local building material.

Head over to our event page for more information and advance tickets.