Tennis Court Road is a historic street in central

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. It runs parallel with

Trumpington Street Trumpington Street is a major historic street in central Cambridge, England. At the north end it continues as King's Parade where King's College is located. To the south it continues as Trumpington Road (the A1134), an arterial route out of ...

to the west and Regent Street to the east. At the northern end is a junction with Pembroke Street to the west and

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to the east. To the south as a T-junction with

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(the A603). Fitzwilliam Street leads off the road to the west towards the

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. Pembroke College is to the west at the northern end and

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is to the east at the southern end of the road. To the east at the northern end is the

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, a major site for departments of the

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. 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: * The Hopkins Building (University of Cambridge Department of

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, built 1924) * The University of Cambridge Department of

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(built 1927) * The

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(built 1991–95) * The

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(built 2004) * The

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Leading off the road to the east is the cul-de-sac Tennis Court Terrace.

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owns

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s in this street.Tennis Court Road: Tennis Court TerraceCambridge 2000

Gallery

File:Tennis Court Road - geograph.org.uk - 742331.jpg, Another view along Tennis Court Road. File:Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, Cambridge.jpg, The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, on the corner of Tennis Court Road and

References

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