Brooklands Museum
The world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit,
constructed at Weybridge, Surrey in 1907, was more than a great
sporting arena. Brooklands was the birthplace of British
motorsport and aviation, home of Concorde and the site of many
engineering and technological achievements throughout eight decades
of the 20th century.
Although the outbreak of war in 1939 saw the end of racing on the
legendary Circuit, Brooklands maintained its position as the home
of pioneering aviation development until British Aerospace ended
aircraft production there in 1987.
The Brooklands Museum Trust was formed that same year and
continues to preserve the spirit and traditions of this unique
heritage location today.
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