Places of Interest
Cars first began to appear on the roads of Britain from around 1895 but, perhaps not surprisingly, the architectural landscape at the time was not particularly suited to these new machines.
Over the next 100 years, towns and cities throughout Britain were re-shaped with new roads, systems of traffic control, and special buildings, all designed to facilitate greater use of the car.
The first, the last, the largest and smallest of these are remembered in this section, as are some of the many other places linked, in all kinds of ways, to the development of Britain’s motoring history.
Further information
• Twentieth Century Industrial Archaeology, Michael Stratton and Barrie Trinder, E & FN Spon, 2000.
• Carscapes, the motor car, architecture and landscapes in England, Kathryn A Morrison and John Minnis, Yale University Press, 2012.
The home of the Hon Mrs Victor Bruce, pioneer motorist and aviator, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, © Tony Thorpe.
Aldermaston, Petrol station
Anglesey, Red Wharf Bay
Bedford, Millbrook
Birmingham, Bloomfield Road
Birmingham, Patrick Motors
Bradford-on-Avon, Priory Steps
Bridge, Higham Park
Brighton, Hotel Metropole
Byfleet, St Mary's Church
Chislehurst, Perry Street
Coniston , Coniston Water
Coundon , Coundon Court
Coventry , Gibbet Hill Road
Cowley, Church of St Francis
Cowley, Oxfordshire Record Office
Crystal Palace, The Crystal Palace
Doncaster, Netherhall Road
Dundee, Flight memorial
Dunsfold, Dunsfold Aerodrome
Dwyran, St Mary's Church
Isle of Rousay, Trumland Estate
John o'Groats, John o'Groats House Hotel
Kenilworth, Kenilworth Castle
Kensington, Kensington High Street
Kensington, Kensington Road
Keresley, Keresley Hall
Ketteringham, Ketteringham Hall
King's Cross, King's Cross Station
Land's End, Land's End Hotel
Leamington Spa, Mallory Court
Letchworth, Broadway
Lickey, Lickey Grange
Lincoln, Brayford Wharf
Longbridge, Austin Village
Manchester, Midland Hotel
Markham Moor, A1 - A57 Junction
Mawan Smith, Trebah
Mayfair, Albermarle Street
Mayfair, Devonshire House
Mayfair, Oxford Street
Mexborough, Alexandra Road
Micheldever Station, Micheldever railway station
Millbrook, Millbrook Proving Ground
Mill Hill, Parkside
Monmouth, Agincourt Square
North Witham, RAF North Witham
Notting Hill, The Motor Academy
Nuffield, Nuffield Place
Paulerspury, Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation
Penhallow , Healey's Cornish Cyder Farm
Perranporth , Riley Garage
Perranporth , St Michael's Mission Church
Perranporth , Woodbine Cottage
Perranzabuloe, The Church of St Piran
Porlock, Porlock Hill
Preston, The M6 motorway