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99 Southwark Street, Kirkaldy Testing Museum, Southwark, London, 1873, Architect: Thomas Roger Smith

Victorian Italian Romanesque. London stock brick in English bond. Commissioned, designed and purpose built as a commercial materials testing laboratory to house engineer David Kirkaldy's 1863 hydraulic material testing machine: Kirkaldy's Testing and Experimenting Works. Now Kirkaldy Testing Museum. Grade II Listed (English Heritage).

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  1. Kirkaldy's Testing Museum15 January 2015 at 17:49

    Thanks for the mention. Pleased to say that from 18 June 2014 the testing works and testing machine have been Grade II* Listed. The museum's open first Sunday of each month, 10am - 4pm, adm £5, with a special opening for Open House in September. Come and say hello!

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  2. Antecedent Architecture14 May 2015 at 21:08

    You're very welcome. That is wonderful news. Congratulations. Thank you very much, will do!

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