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far to the south. However, the estate was much reduced from that expected and these grand plans failed to materialize. Much of the northern end of the Pembroke Leys was sold to the University and is now home to scientific departments and museums on the Downing Site.
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was tasked by the trustees of the Downing estate to design the plan for the college. Wilkins, a devotee of the
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There are several of the University's museums in this location. On the corner with Tennis Court Road is the
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of the University. Many of the University's departments are located here.
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The area south of Downing Street was originally known as
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Downing Place United Reformed Church (St Columba's)
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Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Tennis Court Road

Pembroke Street

Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Cambridge
England
Pembroke Street
Tennis Court Road
St Andrew's Street
Corn Exchange Street
New Museums Site
University of Cambridge
Downing Site
Downing Place United Reformed Church (St Columba's)
Pembroke Leys
Downing College
William Wilkins
neoclassical architectural style
Lensfield Road
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
Cambridge University Museum of Zoology
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Free School Lane
List of museums in Cambridge

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