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Kirkaldy Testing Museum
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Kirkaldy Testing Museum — museum in Southwark, London, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Southwark · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Kirkaldy Testing Museum, the nearest railway station is Southwark, which is 0.3 km away. Entry is paid, and the museum is wheelchair accessible. The postcode for sat-nav is SE1 0JF.
About
Kirkaldy Testing Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1983. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Address: SE1 0JF. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Southwark, London, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.5060°, -0.1016°.
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Heritage listing
The Kirkaldy Testing Museum is a museum in Southwark, south London, England, in David Kirkaldy's former testing works. It houses Kirkaldy's huge testing machine, and many smaller more modern machines. It is open on the first Sunday of each month. The building at 99 Southwark Street became a listed building in 1971, and was promoted to Grade II* in June 2014.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Summary from the official site
Kirkaldy Testing Museum showcases materials testing machines and offers visitors a chance to learn about the history and technology behind materials testing. The museum provides guided tours, including demonstrations of the Kirkaldy testing machine, aimed at both general visitors and those with a background in engineering.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Kirkaldy Testing Museum is a museum in Southwark, south London, England, in David Kirkaldy's former testing works. It houses Kirkaldy's huge testing machine, and many smaller more modern machines. It is open on the first Sunday of each month. The building at 99 Southwark Street became a listed building in 1971, and was promoted to Grade II* in June 2014.
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Background
History
Kirkaldy was born in Dundee in 1820, and educated at Edinburgh University. He worked at Napier shipbuilding works from 1843, where he became Chief Draughtsman and Calculator. He left in 1861 and over the next two and a half years studied existing mechanical testing methods and designed his own testing machine. William Fairbairn had pioneered tensile strength measurement as well as assessing creep and fatigue on large structures as well as small. Entirely at his own expense, Kirkaldy commissioned his machine from the Leeds firm of Greenwood & Batley, closely supervising its production. Aggrieved over the slow rate of manufacture, after 15 months he had the machine delivered to Southwark…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5060, -0.1016
- District
- Southwark
- Parish
- Southwark, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE1 0JF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Established
- 1983
- Nearest railway station
- Southwark — 0.3 km
- Opening
- Premium tours on the first Sunday and fourth Saturday of every month; standard tours on the third Saturday of the month.
- Official site
- www.testingmuseum.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6415564 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kirkaldy Testing Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Kirkaldy Testing Works (Historic Southwark).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kirkaldy Testing Museum?
- Kirkaldy Testing Museum is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE1 0JF), in the parish of Southwark, unparished area.
- What is Kirkaldy Testing Museum?
- Kirkaldy Testing Museum — museum in Southwark, London, England, UK.
- How do I get to Kirkaldy Testing Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Southwark, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode SE1 0JF.
- When was Kirkaldy Testing Museum built?
- Built or established in 1983.
- Is Kirkaldy Testing Museum a listed building?
- Kirkaldy Testing Museum is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to Kirkaldy Testing Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Southwark, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SE1 0JF.