Kirkaldy's Testing Works
David Kirkaldy's Testing and Experimenting Works at 99 Southwark Street set international standards in testing materials from which everyone’s everyday life benefits today.
Today, this unique Victorian workshop keeps alive our direct link with Kirkaldy's innovation, at the heart of this bustling commercial district of London. Kirkaldy's Testing Works preserves Kirkaldy's unique Universal Testing Machine - the huge hydraulic powered machine he designed and had built in Leeds - in full working order in the premises he built to house it.
As well as presenting the story of the family who ran the business for almost 100 years and of the wider development of materials testing, the workshop and the Universal Testing Machine provide a unique crucible for new experimentation and collaboration - which can inspire future generations of scientists and artists alike to continue enquiring into the properties of the materials on which we build our lives.
Kirkaldy's Testing Works
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Kirkaldy's Testing Works: "Future Engineers" event for A-level students
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Kirkaldy's Testing Works: Special event for teachers of A-level Physics
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Sun, Jun 6, 10:30 AM
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Tour the Kirkaldy Testing Museum
Sun, Dec 13, 10:30 AM
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Kirkaldy's Testing Works: "Future Engineers" event for A-level students
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Taster Tour of Kirkaldy's Testing Works (Weekend Openings)
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Kirkaldy's Testing Works: Special event for teachers of A-level Physics
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Tour Kirkaldy's Testing Works
Sun, Feb 6, 10:30 AM
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Sun, Dec 5, 10:30 AM
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Sun, Nov 7, 10:30 AM
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Sun, Oct 3, 10:30 AM
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Sun, Sep 19, 10:30 AM
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Sun, Aug 1, 10:30 AM
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Sun, Jul 4, 10:30 AM
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Sun, Jun 6, 10:30 AM
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Tour Kirkaldy's Testing Works
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Tour Kirkaldy's Testing Works (Evening Openings)
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Tour of Kirkaldy's Testing Works including machine run
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Tour Kirkaldy's Testing Works
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Tour Kirkaldy's Testing Works (Evening Openings)
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Tour of Kirkaldy's Testing Works including machine run
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Kirkaldy's Testing Works: "Future Engineers" event for A-level students
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Taster Tour of Kirkaldy's Testing Works (Weekend Openings)
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Kirkaldy's Testing Works: Special event for teachers of A-level Physics
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Tour Kirkaldy's Testing Works
Sun, Feb 6, 10:30 AM
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Tour Kirkaldy's Testing Works
Sun, Dec 5, 10:30 AM
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Tour Kirkaldy's Testing Works
Sun, Nov 7, 10:30 AM
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Tour Kirkaldy's Testing Works
Sun, Oct 3, 10:30 AM
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Sun, Sep 19, 10:30 AM
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Sun, Aug 1, 10:30 AM
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Sun, Jul 4, 10:30 AM
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Tour Kirkaldy's Testing Works
Sun, Jun 6, 10:30 AM
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Tour the Kirkaldy Testing Museum
Sun, Dec 13, 10:30 AM
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Kirkaldy's Testing Works: "Future Engineers" event for A-level students
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Taster Tour of Kirkaldy's Testing Works (Weekend Openings)
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Kirkaldy's Testing Works: Special event for teachers of A-level Physics
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Tour Kirkaldy's Testing Works
Sun, Feb 6, 10:30 AM
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Tour Kirkaldy's Testing Works
Sun, Dec 5, 10:30 AM
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Tour Kirkaldy's Testing Works
Sun, Nov 7, 10:30 AM
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Sun, Oct 3, 10:30 AM
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Sun, Sep 19, 10:30 AM
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Sun, Aug 1, 10:30 AM
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Sun, Jul 4, 10:30 AM
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Tour Kirkaldy's Testing Works
Sun, Jun 6, 10:30 AM
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Tour the Kirkaldy Testing Museum
Sun, Dec 13, 10:30 AM
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