London Bus Museum

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English: The London Bus Museum 51°21′22″N 0°27′50″W / 51.356179°N 0.463915°W / 51.356179; -0.463915 is located within a purpose built facility on the Brooklands Museum site. Owned and operated by the London Bus Preservation Trust, it shares the entrance and ticketing arrangements with Brooklands. They moved to Brooklands as part of a deal that saw the sale and redevelopment of their previous site, the Cobham Bus Museum. Construction of the green & white museum building, Cobham Hall, began January 2011, and it opened to the public on 1 August 2011. Exhibits are laid out in a 2,500 square metre area as a timeline, each in period diorama style setting, depicting over 20 buses in scenes running from the from horse bus era of the late 19th century to the one man operated rear engined buses introduced in the 1970s. Maintenance and restoration occurs in a separate workshop (blue floor), but as an active museum, the display area (grey floor) also includes several buses and parts displayed in various states of restoration. The display area also includes a mezzanine floor and separate rooms, used as conference & hospitality spaces.

Cobham Hall

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Exterior

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Interior

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