What a find! Congratulations to all the volunteers who keep open this museum of Victorian enterprise. The subject of measuring the performance of metals and concrete may be arcane, however it was one of the foundations of us having safe machines, buildings, bridges, ships, trains and other infrastructure. The start-up was Scottish persistence, ingenuity and enterprise from spotting a missing link in the industrial landscape. Admirable ... and we'll before electronics.
Fascinating glimpse of mechanical engineering testing from the past! The museum may only be open once a month, but its space is full of machines that can make physics live for those interested in engineering, and give a fascinating insight into niche Victorian and Edwardian industry for those leaning towards history. Each tour is staffed by knowledgeable volunteers, who are incredibly enthusiastic. If you can, stay for the machine test run - it's a weird and wonderful stretching of metal to breaking point and has incredible tension (excuse the pun). Well worth a couple of hours on a Sunday!
Super interesting museum that you'd never notice.
This is really cool worth the stop if you are interested in Engineering
Really interesting little museum telling the story of metal material testing and how Kirkaldy built the first independent material testing facility.Guided tour is highly recommended, the guide explains the different aspects of material testing as well as how the machines works in a superb way. Easy to understand even if one is not an engineer.
Kirkaldy's Testing Museum is a UK Museum based in Southwark, London. Kirkaldy's Testing Museum is located at 99 Southwark St, London SE1 0JF, UK.
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