Long Shop Museum, Industrial museum in Leiston, United Kingdom
The Long Shop Museum displays an extensive collection of steam engines, agricultural machinery, and industrial equipment within a Grade II listed building in Suffolk.
This site housed the Richard Garrett Engineering Works, which introduced the first assembly line production system for agricultural machinery in the nineteenth century.
The museum exhibits demonstrate how local engineering innovations transformed Leiston from a market town into an industrial center that exported machinery worldwide.
The museum remains closed until April 2025 for renovations, with tickets normally priced at 8 pounds and accessibility features for wheelchair users.
The Long Shop structure represents the earliest known purpose-built assembly line production facility, preceding modern manufacturing methods by many decades.
Location: Leiston
Inception: 1984
Accessibility: Dostępne dla wózków inwalidzkich
Address: Main Street, Leiston, Suffolk IP16 4ES IP16 4ES
Website: https://longshopmuseum.co.uk
GPS coordinates: 52.20730,1.57540
Latest update: March 5, 2025 11:38
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