Brown Plaque № 43662

101 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0TA

Kirkaldy Testing Works This Building Was Built In 1874 For David Kirkaldy (1820-1897). In 1857 Kirkaldy Helped Form The Institution Of Engineers In Scotland And Was The First Person To Set Up A Load Testing Machine For Construction Materials Powerful Enough To Deal With The Largest Specimens. The Original 48 Foot Long Machine, Able To Apply A Load Of Over 300 Tones, Is Still In Position Today.

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Brown plaque № 43662 - Kirkaldy Testing Works This building was built in 1874 for David Kirkaldy (1820-1897). In 1857 Kirkaldy helped form the Institution of Engineers in Scotland and was the first person to set up a load testing machine for construction materials powerful enough to deal with the largest specimens. The original 48 foot long machine, able to apply a load of over 300 tones, is still in position today.

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