- Wikidata identifier:
- Q4969830
- Instance of:
- museum; independent museum; transport museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 1905
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q4969830/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Transport Collection
The range of 60 historic commercial vehicles covers the development of powered road transportation in Britain from the 1890s onwards focussing on the British commercial vehicle transportation and production industries. Vehicles include the 1896 Thorneycroft Steam Van – Britain’s first powered commercial vehicle; 1931 Beardmore Cobra – the first articulated vehicle; 1968 experimental Leyland Gas Turbine Truck; the ‘Popemobile’ built for a visit in 1981. Associated material includes general transport memorabilia, advertising materials and models depicting the manufacture and operation of commercial vehicles in the 20th century.
Subjects
Transport
Photographic Collection
There is an associated glass plate negative collection from British Leyland and a collection of half a million negatives and prints. There is also historic film footage.
Subjects
Photographic equipment
Archives Collection
The Trust owns an extensive archive of 1900s material relating to Leyland DAF together with an extensive archive from the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust. Material relates to companies within the Leyland vehicles group and also includes drawings and literature (see also photographic).
Subjects
Archives
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC