Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI)

Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) is an university building in Cambridge District, Cambridgeshire, England which is located on Lensfield Road. Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) is situated nearby to The Polar Museum, as well as near St Alban’s Catholic Primary School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Downing College and The Fitzwilliam Museum.

Downing College

University

Downing College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge and currently has around 950 students. Founded in 1800, it was the only college to be added to the university between 1596 and 1869, and is often described as the oldest of the new colleges and the newest of the old. Downing College is situated 780 feet northwest of Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI).

The Fitzwilliam Museum

Museum

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The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge. It is located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge. The Fitzwilliam Museum is situated 1,600 feet west of Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI).

Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church

Church

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The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs, also known as the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs, is an English Roman Catholic parish church located at the junction of Hills Road and Lensfield Road in southeast Cambridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Highsett and Cambridge.

Highsett

Neighborhood

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Highsett is a residential estate and a listed heritage site in Cambridge, England. The estate was designed by Eric Lyons of Eric Lyons & Partners. It was built in three phases between 1959 and 1964.

Cambridge

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Cambridge is a university city in Cambridgeshire in England. It is a city of crocuses and daffodils on the Backs, of green open spaces and cattle grazing only 500 yards from the market square.