This desktop study has been commissioned by Gardiner and Theobold Management Services on behalf of the Fitzwilliam Museum to assess the likely archaeological impact of the proposed courtyard development with associated groundworks to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street, Cambridge. The area of development which will affect any archaeology present is centred on TL 44980 57817. This desktop assessment aims to collate and consider the currently available information relating to the archaeology and history of the study area, thus enabling an assessment of the archaeological potential and likely survival of such remains in the vicinity of the development.