The branch works closely with local community and heritage groups, loaning out exhibits and participating in model engineering shows and local festivals
We have an unrivalled collection of Bristol-built engines ranging from the Jupiter - the most successful aero engine of the 1920s, through to the wartime Bristol Hercules and Centaurus sleeve-valve radials, to famous gas turbines such as the Harrier's Pegasus and Concorde's mighty Olympus. The display includes engines from de Havilland and Blackburn, firms that merged with Bristol Siddeley before the final consolidation with Rolls-Royce in 1966.