▁designed ▁by ▁Is amb ard ▁Kingdom ▁Brun el , ▁following ▁renov ation ▁and ▁conversion ▁cost ing ▁£ 8 ▁million . ▁It ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁and ▁includes ▁the ▁passenger ▁shed ▁and ▁the ▁ad jo ining ▁former ▁engine ▁and ▁carriage ▁shed . ▁It ▁is ▁over ▁ ▁with ▁tim ber ▁and ▁iron ▁roof ▁sp ans ▁of ▁, ▁this ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁building ▁has ▁been ▁nominated ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Site . ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁had ▁a ▁fl our ishing ▁publications ▁department , ▁producing ▁books ▁on ▁aspects ▁of ▁colonial ▁life ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Rh odes ia ▁Police , ▁and ▁a ▁register ▁of ▁titles ▁of ▁the ▁reg iments ▁of ▁the ▁Hon ou rable ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁and ▁East ▁Indian ▁Arm ies . ▁The ▁museum ▁also ▁held ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁arte fact s ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Institute ; ▁extensive ▁photograph ▁still s , ▁paper , ▁film ▁and ▁or al ▁history ▁arch ives , ▁and ▁a ▁cost ume ▁collection . ▁These ▁are ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁Br istol ▁Museum s , ▁Gall eries ▁& ▁Archives ▁( ap art ▁from ▁lo ans ▁which ▁were ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁own ers ). ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁World ▁T apest ry . ▁ ▁Un like ▁many ▁national ▁museum s ▁in ▁Britain , ▁the ▁B EC M ▁was ▁not ▁public ly ▁fund ed , ▁but ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁a ▁char itable ▁trust ; ▁consequ ently ▁an ▁ad mission ▁charge ▁was ▁in ▁place . ▁ ▁Bre