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The National Motorcycle Museum occupies an 8-acre (32,000 m2) site in Bickenhill, Solihull, England and holds the world's largest collection of British motorcycles. In addition to over 1,000 motorcycles, which cover a century of motorcycle manufacture, the museum developed award-winning conference facilities (The National Conference Centre) in 1985.
Bill Crosby, the museum's founder, started collecting good examples of British motorcycles in 1960 when he took over the Reg Allen motorcycle shop in Hanwell. [4] The bikes were displayed at Syon Park in Brentford until 1979 and then at a number of temporary locations until the site in Greenford was found.
Between 1979 and 1995 the Trust developed the National Motorcycle Museum at Solihull before it was transferred to a private management company. [2]The BMCT are affiliated with and support a network of transport and local interest museums around the UK to display rare British motorcycles.
Coventry Transport Museum (formerly known as the Museum of British Road Transport) is a transport museum, located in Coventry city centre, England. It houses the largest collection of British-made road transport held in public ownership. It is located in Coventry because the city was previously the centre of the British car industry.
British Motorcycle Charitable Trust; B. Black Country Living Museum; ... National Motor Museum, Beaulieu; List of motorcycles in the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu ...
The museum is now held in trust, houses some 300 machines including motorcycles and 3-wheeled vehicles and is affiliated to the British Motorcycle Charitable Trust. [1] The collection includes Vincent/ H.R.D., BSA, Zundapp, Norton and Moto Guzzi motorcycles.
Haynes Motor Museum at Sparkford near Yeovil in Somerset, England, contains over 400 cars and motorcycles and a collection of other automobilia. The museum was established in 1985 by John Harold Haynes OBE (1938–2019). It is a registered charity under English law. [1]
London Motorcycle Museum: Greenford: Ealing: West: Transport: Over 150 classic and British motorcycles London Museum of Water & Steam: Brentford: Hounslow: West: Technology: Water supply technology and a collection of water pumping steam engines, also operating narrow gauge railway; formerly the Kew Bridge Steam Museum London Sewing Machine ...