Tennis Court Road is a historic street in central Cambridge, England.[1][2] It runs parallel with Trumpington Street to the west and Regent Street to the east. At the northern end is a junction with Pembroke Street to the west and Downing Street to the east. To the south as a T-junction with Lensfield Road (the A603). Fitzwilliam Street leads off the road to the west towards the Fitzwilliam Museum.

View along Tennis Court Road.

Pembroke College is to the west at the northern end and Downing College is to the east at the southern end of the road.

To the east at the northern end is the Downing Site, a major site for departments of the University of Cambridge. On the northeastern end of the road on this site is one of the University museums, the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Also on the road are:

Leading off the road to the east is the cul-de-sac Tennis Court Terrace.[1] Peterhouse owns terraced houses in this street.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "History of Tennis Court Road". capturingcambridge.org. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  2. ^ Tennis Court Road, Cambridge Online.
  3. ^ Tennis Court Road: Hopkins Building, Department of Biochemistry, Cambridge 2000.
  4. ^ Tennis Court Road: Department of Pathology, Cambridge 2000.
  5. ^ Tennis Court Road: Judge Institute, Cambridge 2000.
  6. ^ Gurdon Institute, Tennis Court Road, University of Cambridge.
  7. ^ Tennis Court Road: Tennis Court Terrace, Cambridge 2000.

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