A hangar was built on top of the finishing straight in 1940
Brooklands Museum secures Heritage Lottery Fund investment
One of the UK’s most historically significant sites for motoring, aviation and engineering is to undergo a significant redevelopment to bring to life more of its remarkable history, thanks to funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Brooklands Museum in Weybridge, Surrey, has today received a confirmed grant of £4.681million from HLF for its ‘Brooklands Aircraft Factory & Race Track Revival Project’.
This project will transform the Museum’s Grade II listed Second World War Wellington Hangar into ‘The Brooklands Aircraft Factory’; build a new annexe (the ‘Flight Shed’) to house more of the Museum’s outstanding collection of historic aircraft; and restore the Finishing Straight of the Brooklands Race Track, the world’s first purpose-built motor-racing circuit.
http://www.brookland...-hlf-investment
From next year, visitors will be able to see the final stretch as it was
Also featured on the BBC TV News tonight:
Brooklands race track to return to use with £4.7m grant
http://www.bbc.co.uk...surrey-31491554
Brooklands Mini Day, Weybridge, Surrey - Sunday 29th March 2015
"All types of Mini (including the modern BMW) are invited to this annual event, so expect displays in all areas of the Museum site. From the oldest to the newest, this year’s event will see some of the earliest examples nestling among hundreds of Minis and their variations including vans and pickups. As always Test Hill will be in action (subject to weather). There will be a variety of trade stands offering mini parts, spares and memorabilia."
http://www.brookland...ands-mini-day2/
