PIN Kirkaldy Testing Museum

London`s Most Unusual Museum

This unique museum is found on the ground floor and basement of 99 Southwark Street in the Bankside area just south of The Tate Modern. Built in 1874 to house Kirkaldy`s Testing and Experimenting Works, it was a place where experiments took place on materials to determine their strength, done primarily using Kirkaldy`s own design of testing machine which set international standards in testing materials which are still used today.

Kirkaldy`s Testing and Experimenting Works inspires scientists and artists alike to continue enquiring into the properties of the materials on which we build our lives.

History

This building was built in 1874 specifically to house "Kirkaldy's Testing and Experimenting Works". It was a place where experiments took place on materials to determine their strength. This was done primarily using Kirkaldy's own design of testing machine which set international standards in testing materials from which everyone's everyday life benefits today.

Opening Hours

Weekdays between 4:30pm and 7pm and the first Sunday of every month between 11am and 5pm

How to get there

Located on Southwark Street. The nearest stations are:

- Waterloo (Northern, Jubilee & Bakerloo)
- Southwark (Jubilee)
- London Bridge (Northern & Jublilee)
- Borough (Northern)