British Commercial Vehicle Museum
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The British Commercial Vehicle Museum displays antiquarian bus
es, early Fire engines and other historical and commercial vehicles produced by the British manufacturing industry
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The museum is located in King Street, Leyland, Lancashire
on a site previously occupied by the Leyland Motors factory, the source of many exhibits.
Funding methods include the admission charges and membership tickets. Shortfalls must be funded by the sale of exhibits.
Events include the Classic & Vintage Ford Day; Vintage
Motor Scooter Day and the Meccano
, Dinky & Hornby
Exhibition Event.
from the Pastoral trip of Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom in 1982. The 24-ton armour-plated vehicle was built for the visit by British Leyland.
Other exhibits that have been displayed include a 1922 12hp Star Motor Company
vehicle and a Leyland Tiger Cub
, lorries and a Steam tractor
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
es, early Fire engines and other historical and commercial vehicles produced by the British manufacturing industry
Manufacturing in the United Kingdom
In June 2010 British Manufacturing accounted for 8.2% of the workforce and 12% of the national output in June 2010. This was a continuation of the steady decline in the importance of Manufacturing to the Economy of the UK since the 1960s, although the sector was still important for overseas trade,...
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The museum is located in King Street, Leyland, Lancashire
Leyland, Lancashire
Leyland is a town in the South Ribble borough of Lancashire, England, approximately six miles south of the city of Preston.Throughout the 20th and 21st century, the community has seen a large growth in industry, population and farming, due to the establishment of Leyland Motors, housing...
on a site previously occupied by the Leyland Motors factory, the source of many exhibits.
Funding methods include the admission charges and membership tickets. Shortfalls must be funded by the sale of exhibits.
Events include the Classic & Vintage Ford Day; Vintage
Vintage car
A vintage car is commonly defined as a car built between the start of 1919 and the end of 1930 known as the "Vintage era". There is little debate about the start date of the vintage period—the end of World War I is a nicely defined marker there—but the end date is a matter of a little...
Motor Scooter Day and the Meccano
Meccano
Meccano is a model construction system comprising re-usable metal strips, plates, angle girders, wheels, axles and gears, with nuts and bolts to connect the pieces. It enables the building of working models and mechanical devices....
, Dinky & Hornby
Hornby Railways
Hornby Railways is the leading brand of model railway in the United Kingdom. Its roots date back to 1901, when founder Frank Hornby received a patent for his Meccano construction toy. The first clockwork train was produced in 1920. In 1938, Hornby launched its first 00 gauge train...
Exhibition Event.
Exhibits
Exhibits include the purpose built PopemobilePopemobile
Popemobile is an informal name for the specially designed motor vehicles used by the pope during outdoor public appearances without having to employ the antiquated and often impractical sedia gestatoria. The Popemobile was designed to allow the pope to be more visible when greeting large crowds...
from the Pastoral trip of Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom in 1982. The 24-ton armour-plated vehicle was built for the visit by British Leyland.
Other exhibits that have been displayed include a 1922 12hp Star Motor Company
Star Motor Company
The Star Motor Company was a British car and commercial vehicle maker based in Wolverhampton and active from 1898 to 1932.Star was founded by the Lisle family who like many other vehicle makers started by making bicycles, in their case in 1893 as Sharratt and Lisle...
vehicle and a Leyland Tiger Cub
Leyland Tiger Cub
The Leyland Tiger Cub was a lightweight underfloor-engined chassis built by Leyland Motors between 1951 and 1970, most as 44-45 seat buses, with a smaller number as coaches...
, lorries and a Steam tractor
Steam tractor
A steam tractor is a vehicle powered by a steam engine which is used for pulling.In North America, the term steam tractor usually refers to a type of agricultural tractor powered by a steam engine, used extensively in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.In Great Britain, the term steam tractor...
External links
- British Commercial Vehicle Museum
- Entry in the 24 Hour Museum24 Hour MuseumCulture24, originally the 24 Hour Museum, is a British charity which publishes two websites, Culture24 and Show Me, about visual culture and heritage in the United Kingdom, as well as supplying data and support services to other cultural websites including Engaging Places.It operates independently,...
- Local government information