The Long Shop Museum

2011-06-10 · Free entry

In the museum you will find a staggering collection of objects, ranging from full-size steam engines (the Richard Garrett & Sons engineering business made many hundreds of steam engines here) to touching mementoes of the lives of the working people of the town. The Long Shop itself – at the heart of the museum – is a Grade II* listed engineering workshop, thought to be one of the earliest purpose-built production lines in existence (made long before Henry Ford had the same idea!), and it's chock-full of fascinating exhibits. We also tell of the history of the area, with displays about the nuclear power station at nearby Sizewell and Leiston's airfield, home to the American 357th Fighter Group, 8th USAAF, during World War II. It all adds up to a fascinating day out, with something for everyone, and we look forward to welcoming you soon.