Paramount Cars (Derbyshire) Ltd.
50 High Street
Swadlincote
DE11 8HS.
A short-lived company that grew out of a used-car dealership, building an aluminium-bodied tourer, styled in the fashion of more expensive cars, but initially fitted with a small Ford engine.
Abingdon County Hall Museum
Market Place
Abingdon
OX14 3HG.
A small, permanent exhibition covering the history of MG in Abingdon.
A.C Cars Ltd.
Tagg’s Island
Hampton Court
Middlesex.
Originally set up by A.C during the Second World War, the works on Tagg’s Island are probably best known for the production of their three-wheeler invalid cars, which for many years were an important part of the company’s sales.
Adams-Hewitt and Adams
Adams Manufacturing Company
Elstow Road
Bedford.
A British car, initially developed by two American engineers.
Anglesey Circuit – Trac Môn
Ty Croes
Anglesey
LL63 5TF.
A relatively new track which, with its clifftop location, is probably one of the most picturesque racing circuits in the country.
Argyll Motors Ltd.
Main Street
Alexandria
G83 0UG
The Argyll works in Alexandria was, at one time, the largest car factory in Europe.
Argyll Motors Ltd.
Hozier Engineering Company Ltd
Hozier Street (now Queen Mary Street)
Bridgeton.
The first - and last - location of the Argyll car factory.
Armadale
Duck’s Hill Road
Northwood.
A tri-car manufacturer, based for a short while in Northwood.
Arnold Motor Carriage Company
Branbridges Mills and Works
Branbridges Road
East Peckham, Kent.
The factory site of Britain’s first series-production car.
Arrol-Johnston and Arrol-Aster
Edinburgh Rd
Heathhall
Dumfries
DG1 1TR.
A unique British factory, and the final location of a once major British motor manufacturer.
Aston Hillclimb
A public road, just off the B4009, between Tring and Wendover, signposted to St Leonards.
A popular hillclimb location for more than 20 years, and the place from which the name of Aston Martin is partly derived.
Aston Martin
Callow Street
London SW3, and
12-16, Henniker Mews
London SW3.
Aston Martin's first premises, from which the historic marque developed.
Aston Martin
Unit 1, Vantage Business Park
Wykham Mill
Bloxham Road
Bloxham
Banbury
OX16 9UX.
Aston Martin's main base for the production of the DB7 during Ford's period of ownership.
Aston Martin
Victoria Road
Feltham, and
Hanworth Park
Feltham.
The factories where the foundations of Aston Martin were laid.
Aston Martin
53 Abingdon Road
London
W8.
Still seeking stability, Aston Martin moves to new premises.
Aston Martin Lagonda
Banbury Road
Gaydon
CV35 0DB.
The current headquarters of Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd.
Aston Martin
Tickford Street
Newport Pagnell
Mk16 9AN.
The historic home of Aston Martin Lagonda during the David Brown period of ownership.
Aston Martin Lagonda
Aston Martin Lagonda Production & Technology Centre
Cowbridge Road
Vale of Glamorgan
CF62 4WA.
The Aston Martin Production & Technology Centre.
Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum
Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum
Downside
Stockley Lane
Calne
Wiltshire
SN11 0NF.
A small motor museum run by volunteers as a charitable trust.
The Austin Junior Car Factory
New Rd
Tir-y-Berth
Pengam
Hengoed
CF82 8AU.
A purpose-built factory, operated almost entirely by a disabled workforce, producing the Austin Pathfinder and J40 children’s pedal car.
The Austin Village
Coney Green Drive, Central Avenue, Hawkesley Crescent, and Hawkesley Drive
Longbridge
B31.
An estate of some 200 pre-fabricated timber houses, built in 1917, to accommodate the growing workforce at the Austin Works in Longbridge.
Autocarriers (1911) Ltd. and A.C Cars
Ferry Works
Summer Road
Thames Ditton.
High Street and High House
Thames Ditton.
The longtime location of one of Britain’s oldest motor companies.
Beamish Safety and Reliability Trial
The trial follows a circular route starting at Beamish in County Durham, and reaching as far south as Bainbridge, in North Yorkshire.
A long-established motoring event for vehicles manufactured before 1957.
W.O. Bentley
Netherhall Road
Doncaster.
The street where W.O Bentley, founder of the Bentley Motor Company, stayed in digs during his apprenticeship with the Great Northern Railway.
W.O Bentley
78, Avenue Road
London
NW8.
The family home of W.O Bentley, founder of Bentley Motors.
The W. O. Bentley Memorial Foundation
The W. O. Bentley Memorial Foundation Building
Ironstone Lane
Wroxton
Banbury
OX15 6ED.
An archive, library and small museum, dedicated to the “advancement and greater public understanding of the Bentley motorcar and its history.”
Bentley Motors Ltd
48 Chagford Street
London
NW1 6EB.
(Until 1929, known as New Street Mews.)
The birthplace of the Bentley car.
Bentley Motors Ltd.
The corner of Oxgate Lane and Edgware Road Cricklewood
London NW2.
Bentley Motor's first factory.
Bentley & Bentley Ltd
Hanover Court
Hanover Street
London W1.
The UK showroom of the French car manufacturer DFP, and the roots of the company that was to become Bentley Motors.
Berkeley Cars Ltd.
Hitchin St.
Biggleswade.
Made by a company better known for its caravans, the first Berkeley was Britain’s only front-wheel-drive four-wheeled car.
Sir Henry ‘Tim’ Birkin and the Blower Bentley
19 and 21 Broadwater Road
Welwyn Garden City
AL7 3BQ.
The workshops set up by Sir Henry Birkin to produce the famous supercharged Bentleys of the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Birmingham Superprix
Birmingham City Centre:
Bristol St – Belgrave - Middleway – Sherlock St – Pershore St – Bromsgove St – Bristol St.
The only street motor race held in Britain in modern times.
BMW Group Plant Hams Hall
BMW Hams Hall Motoren GmbH
Canton Lane
Hams Hall
Coleshill
Warwickshire
B46 1GB.
The first BMW engine production facility to be built outside Germany and Austria.
Bond Aircraft & Engineering Co. Ltd.
Towneley Road (at the rear of 43 Berry Lane)
Longridge
PR3 3JP.
The home and workshop of Lawrie Bond, engineer and designer of the Bond Minicar.
Bo’ness Speed Hill Climb
Kinneil Estate (off Provost Road)
Bo’ness
West Lothian
EH51 0PR.
Scotland’s first motor racing venue.
Bourne Heritage Centre and Memorial
Baldock’s Mill
21 South Street
Bourne
PE10 9LY.
An exhibition centre and memorial dedicated to the career of racing driver and entrepreneur, Raymond Mays.
Bradford Industrial Museum
Moorside Mills
Moorside Road
Eccleshill
Bradford
BD2 3HP.
An interesting industrial museum, with a permanent display of Jowett cars.
Brands Hatch Circuit
West Kingsdown
Fawkham
DA3 8NG.
A famous race track, set in a natural bowl in rolling Kent countryside.
Bremer
1, Connaught Road
Walthamstow
London
E17 8QB.
The first British-built internal combustion-engined car.
Brighton Speed Trials
Madeira Drive
Brighton.
Founded in 1905, the longest-running motorsport event in the world.
Bristol Cars Ltd
Bristol Cars Ltd
Filton
Bristol, and
Patchway Trading Estate
Bristol BS12 5TB.
The Bristol Cars Filton office and factory have been demolished; in 2019, the Shield Retail Centre (Gloucester Rd North, close to the Filton Roundabout, Bristol, BS34 7BR) stood on the site.
Derived from, and originally part of, the Bristol Aeroplane Company, Bristol Cars has been defined almost throughout its entire history by its link to the aircraft industry.
Bristol Cars
368-370 Kensington High Street
London
W14 8NL.
At the time of its closure, Bristol Cars' only showroom.
Britain's first Little Chef
Oxford Road
Reading.
(Probably close to Winslet Place, about two miles north west of the town centre.)
The small US-style diner that gave rise to a national network of roadside restaurants.
Britain’s first petrol station
On the south side of the Bath Road (A4), close to the junction with Station Road and Grange Lane, and today marked by a lay-by. The spot lies about two miles from Aldermaston village, and approximately one third of a mile from Aldermaston Wharf.
Today, the site of Britain’s first petrol station is a lay-by on the A4 Bath Road, with no indication of its historical significance.
Britain's first roundabout...
The intersection of Broadway, Spring Road and Sollershott East and West.
... or perhaps more accurately, the first ‘gyratory traffic flow system’ built in the UK.
British Motor Museum
Banbury Road
Gaydon
CV35 0BJ.
The home to one of the world's largest collection of British cars.
Brooklands Motor Course
Brooklands Road
Weybridge
KT13 0QN.
The world's first purpose-built motor racing track.
Brooklands Museum
Brooklands Road
Weybridge
KT13 0QN.
A historic centre of British motorsport and aviation.
de Bruyne
Heath Garage
220, High Street
Newmarket
CB8 9AP; the site is currently a Shell Petrol Station, and is situated at the junction between High Street and Dullingham Road, next to the White Lion Hotel.
A final attempt to save and further develop the Gordon-Keeble.
The Bubblecar Museum
Clover Farm
Main Rd
Langrick
Boston
PE22 7AW.
An interesting display of microcars, which are regularly rotated, and displayed with dioramas and period memorabilia.
Buckler Cars
Wellington Mews
Heath Hill Road South
Crowthorne RG45 7BN.
One of two locations involved in the manufacture of Buckler Cars.
Buckler Cars Ltd.
Bucklers
67 Caversham Road
Reading.
The company that began the modern British special and kit car movement.
The Bugatti Trust
The Bugatti Trust
Prescott Hill
Gotherington
GL52 9RD.
A museum and study centre dedicated to preserving and promoting the work of Ettore Bugatti.
Burney Streamline
Between the village of Spaldington and the B1228, approximately three miles north of Howden. (OS grid reference SE748330.)
A car inspired by airship design.
Burney Streamline
Streamline Cars Ltd
Cordwallis Works
Clivemont Road
Maidenhead.
The former GWK factory, shared with Marendaz.
Cadwell Park
Cadwell Park Circuit
Louth
Lincolnshire
LN11 9SE, five miles south west of Louth on the A153.
A challenging, undulating track, sometimes nicknamed a mini-Nurburgring.
Cae Dai Museum
Lawnt
Denbigh
LL16 4SU.
A museum of the 1950s, with a small number of cars and other vehicles on display.
Caister Castle Car Collection
Castle Lane
Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth
NR30 5SN.
The largest private collection of motor vehicles in Britain; housed in a purpose-built museum and set in the grounds of Caister Castle.
Calcott
Calcott Bros Ltd.
XL Works
154-165, Far Gosford Street
Coventry
CV1 5DJ.
A relatively short-lived motor manufacturer that was well-regarded in its time.
Castle Combe Race Circuit
Castle Combe Circuit
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN14 7EY.
One of the oldest circuits in Britain, with a history of more than 70 years of motorsport.
Caterham Cars Ltd.
38-40, Town End
Caterham-on-the-Hill
Surrey.
The sports car manufacturer, whose roots go back to the Lotus Seven.
C.F.B and the Bow-V cycle car
The C.F.B Car Syndicate Ltd.
51, Church Rd
Upper Norwood, and
Plycar Ltd.
Stoney Lane
off Church Rd
Upper Norwood.
Two little-known cycle cars produced by a young man, later known for his futuristic automobile and industrial designs.
Cheswold
E W Jackson Ltd
Cheswold Works
51-52 French Gate
Doncaster, close to the site now occupied by a B&M Homestore, alongside Doncaster Minster (formerly the parish church of St George).
A little-known marque, manufactured in premises close to Doncaster town centre.
Chislehurst electric car trials
The Bull’s Head Hotel
5 Royal Parade
Chislehurst
BR7 6NR.
The first national electric car trials.
Parish Church of St Piran
On the corner of Cocks Hill and the A3075; postcode: TR4 9LQ.
The site of the grave of Donald Healey: rally driver, engineer, national and international speed record holder.
Citroën
Dundee Road
Slough Trading Estate
Slough.
For 40 years, the site of Citroën's UK manufacturing plant, from where cars were distributed to Britain and the Commonwealth.
The Citroën Building
184 Shepherd's Bush Road
Brook Green
Hammersmith
W6 7NL.
The former Citroën UK headquarters and, at one time, said to be the largest service station in the world.
Clark
Charles Clark & Sons
The Retford Motor Garage
48 Bridgegate
Retford.
An early example of one-off car production.
Jim Clark Motorsport Museum
44, Newtown Street
Duns
TD11 3AU.
A museum dedicated to the life and career of Jim Clark, motor racing driver and Formula One World Champion, 1963 and 1965.
Clipstone Drive
Clipstone Drive
Forest Town
Mansfield
NG19 0JH.
The setting for Britain’s first speed trial as part of the 1900 One Thousand Mile Trial and the site of an early attempt on the world land speed record.
Coniston Water
Just over five miles in length and a half a mile wide, Coniston Water is located in the south central part of the Lake District.
The site where Sir Malcolm Campbell set a world water speed record, and where his son, Donald Campbell, also a world land and water speed record holder, met his death in 1967, attempting to raise his own world water speed record to 300 mph.
Connaught Engineering
Portsmouth Road
Send
GU23 7JY.
Home of the former Formula One and sports car constructor.
The Cotswold Motoring Museum
The Old Mill
Bourton-on-the-Water
Gloucestershire
GL54 2BY.
A collection of cars, toys, and motoring memorabilia.
Coundon Court
Today known as the Old House, Coundon Court is part of Coundon Court School
Northbrook Road
Coventry
CV6 2AJ.
The home of George Singer, founder of Singer Motors Ltd.
Coventry Transport Museum
Coventry Transport Museum
Millennium Place
Hales Street
Coventry
CV1 1JD.
The home of one of the largest transport collections in the world.
Croft Circuit
West Lane
Dalton-on-Tees
North Yorkshire
DL2 2PL.
The major motorsport venue in the North East.
Crossley
Crossley (formerly known as Napier) Street
Gorton
Manchester
Later Gorton Lane
Manchester.
A pioneering engineering company that produced a wide range of vehicles including both luxury and light cars, commercial and military vehicles, buses, and the experimental Streamline.
The Crystal Palace Circuit
Crystal Palace Park
Thicket Rd
SE19 2GA.
Motor racing in the capital.
The Crystal Palace Motor Car Shows
The Crystal Palace
Sydenham Hill
London.
For a number of years, early motor car exhibitions and shows were held at the Crystal Palace amid the courts and permanent attractions.
Dennis Bros Ltd.
The Rodboro’ Buildings
1-10 Bridge Street
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 4SB.
An early motor manufacturer, whose premises in Guildford are now probably the earliest surviving purpose-built motor factory in Britain.
Devonshire House
Devonshire House
Piccadilly
London W1.
At one time, Citroën's main UK headquarters and lavish showroom.
Donington Grand Prix Collection
Donington Park
Castle Donington
Leicestershire
DE74 2RP.
At one time, the largest display of grand prix racing cars in the world.
Donington Park
Castle Donington
Leicestershire
DE74 2RP.
A grand prix circuit steeped in history.
Dundee Museum of Transport
Unit 10
Market Mews
Market Street
Dundee
DD1 3LA.
A lively and active local transport museum with a changing collection of cars, public service, and commercial vehicles.
Dundee Flight Memorial
North bank of the Firth of Tay
Discovery Quay
Dundee DD1 4XA.
A memorial to the record-breaking flight undertaken in 1938 by Don Bennett, founder of Fairthorpe cars.
Dunholme Lodge Circuit
Horncastle Lane, just off the A46, about one mile south west of Dunholme.
The venue of one of Stirling Moss's earliest victories.
Dunsfold Aerodrome
Dunsfold Park
Cranleigh
GU6 8TB.
Best known in the motoring world as the site of the track for the TV series, Top Gear.
Dunsfold Land Rover Collection
Alfold Road
Dunsfold
GU8 4NP.
Possibly the largest Land Rover collection in the world.
East Carleton Manor
East Carleton Manor
East Carleton
NR14 8JY.
A house and gardens, built in the 1960s by Colin and Hazel Chapman, founders of Lotus Cars.
Eltham By-pass
A stretch of the A20, from Eltham Road, on the Horn Park Estate, to Marechal Niel Parade, on Footscray Road, west of Sidcup.
The first by-pass to be built in Britain.
E.R.A
Eastgate House
Eastgate
Bourne
PE10 9LB.
A small racing car manufacturer that had considerable success during the mid-late 1930s.
Fairthorpe
Fairthorpe Ltd
The Market Place
Chalfont St Peter (1954 -61).
Station Road
Gerrards Cross (1961-64).
Denham Green Lane
Denham (1964-73).
The first of three locations, all within a relatively small area, where sports car manufacturer Fairthorpe Ltd built their cars.
Ford Motor Co. Ltd
Thames Avenue
Dagenham
RM9 6SA.
The long-standing and traditional base of Ford in Britain.
Ford Motor Company
Between Parlaunt Road and Sutton Lane
Langley
nr Slough.
The long-time base for Ford’s UK commercial vehicle operations, and the original home of the Ford Transit.
Ford Motor Company
Wide Lane
Swaythling
SO18 2NQ.
The one-time UK centre of production of the Ford Transit.
Ford Motor Co. Ltd
Westinghouse and Manchester Roads, and First Avenue
Trafford Park
Manchester.
Henry Ford’s first UK factory, and the first Ford factory to be built outside North America.
Grahame-White
The factory was on the site of what is now the Royal Air Force Museum, Grahame Park Way, London, NW9 5LL.
A short-lived car manufacturer, whose founder was a British aviation pioneer and largely responsible for creating Hendon Aerodrome - once, London’s main airport.
Gransden Lodge Circuit
Gransden Lodge Airfield
Longstowe Rd
Little Gransden
SG19 3EB.
The venue for England’s first post-War closed circuit motor race meeting.
Great British Car Journey
Derwent Works
Ambergate
Derbyshire
DE56 2HE.
A large collection of British cars telling the story of the British car industry over the last 100 years.
Galloway Motors Ltd.
Culdoach Road
Tongland
Kirkcudbright
DG6 4LU.
An early motor manufacturer that produced one of the first cars designed specifically with women in mind.
Gamage
A W Gamage Ltd.
116 – 128, Holborn
London
EC1N 2TD.
A famous London store with its own car brand.
Gamston Circuit
Retford (Gamston) Airport
Retford
DN22 0QL.
An airfield circuit that attracted prominent drivers and large crowds in the early 1950s.
Gilbern
Gilbern Sports Car (Components) Ltd
Main Road
Church Village
Pontypridd
CF38 1RL.
Probably Wales’ best known independent car maker, Gilbern manufactured a range of elegant glass-fibre coupes, during the 1960s and early ‘70s, using suspension and drivetrain parts from a variety of mass-produced cars.
Gordon-Keeble
No. 5 building
Southampton Airport
Southampton Road
Eastleigh, and
516, Portsmouth Road, Sholing, SO19 9NA.
Manufacturer of a 140-mph, high-performance tourer; designed and built in Britain, styled in Italy and powered by an all-American engine.
Grampian Transport Museum
Alford
Aberdeenshire
AB33 8AE.
A museum of land transport with a collection of historic vehicles which includes cars, commercial vehicles, caravans, bicycles and motorcycles.
Grimsthorpe Park Speed Trials
Grimsthorpe Castle
Grimsthorpe
nr Bourne
PE10 0ND.
The setting for an early motor trial, first organised by the oldest motoring club in Britain.
Wilbur Gunn, founder of Lagonda
6, Thorpe Road
Staines
TW18 3AP.
This address later became: The Lagonda Motor Co., Causeway Works, The Causeway, Staines.
The home of the founder, and site of the company’s first factory.
Humber Car Museum
A former collection of Humber cars from the Rootes' period of ownership. The Museum closed in 2018.
c/o Regalex Ltd
Dalton St,
Hull
HU8 8BB.
John o’Groats House Hotel
Now known as the John o’Groats Inn
Caithness
KW1 4YR
The starting point of the first motor car journey between John o’Groats and Land’s End.
Harewood Bank Hillclimb
On the A61, between Harewood Bridge (which crosses the River Wharfe), and the entrance to Harewood Park, still on the A61.
An early hillclimb, mainly notable for the efforts by the police to prevent it from taking place.
Harewood Speed Hillclimb
Harewood
Leeds
LS17 9LA.
The course is set in the grounds of Stockton Farm, just off the A659, one-and-a-half miles east of Harewood.
The longest hillclimb in Britain.
Mike Hawthorn
Alexandra Road
Mexborough.
The birthplace of Britain’s first Formula One world champion.
Haynes International Motor Museum
Sparkford
Yeovil
Somerset
BA22 7LH.
A major collection of British and international motor cars and motorcycles.
Healey's Cornish Cyder Farm
Penhallow
Truro
Cornwall
TR4 9LW.
A cyder farm run by Donald Healey’s grandson and great grand children.
Donald Healey Motor Co. Ltd
The Cape Works
Lock Lane
Millers Road
Warwick.
Donald Healey’s first factory, where Healey sports cars were developed and initially produced.
Hereford Speed Trials
Rotherwas Road (the B4399), on the south east side of Hereford, today known as the Straight Mile.
One of the last speed trials to take place in England on public roads.
The Herkomer Trophy
Lululand
Melbourne Road
Bushey.
The Anglo-German artist, Sir Hubert von Herkomer, lived for much of his adult life in Bushey, and was responsible for instigating what is believed to be the first international competitive event for standard motor cars.
Higham Park
Higham Park
Bridge
nr Canterbury
CT4 5BE.
The home of wealthy racing driver and engineer, Count Louis Zborowski, where he built his famous aero-engined cars, Chitty 1, 2, and 3.
Honda of the UK Manufacturing Ltd.
Honda of the UK Manufacturing Ltd
Highworth Road
South Marston
Swindon
SN3 4TJ.
The site of Honda's former UK manufacturing plant.
Hotel Metropole, Brighton
Kings Rd
Brighton
BN1 2FU.
The official finishing point of the 1896 London to Brighton Emancipation Run.
Hotel Metropole, London
Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2BD.
The starting point of the 1896 London to Brighton Emancipation Run, organised to celebrate the repeal of the 1878 Locomotive Act.
Humber Ltd.
The junction of Queens Road and Humber Road.
One of the two earliest factories manufacturing Humber cars.
Dick and Alan Jensen
Bloomfield Road and 95 Anderton Park Road
Moseley
Birmingham.
The family homes of Jensen Motors founders’, Dick and Alan Jensen, where they developed and built their first cars.
Jensen Motors Ltd
Shaftesbury Street
Carters Green
West Bromwich
B70 9QL, and
Kelvin Way
West Bromwich
B70 7JT.
Originally a specialist coachbuilder, Jensen developed into a manufacturer of sports cars and grand tourers.
Joel Park Hillclimb
The former Joel Park Estate, to the west of Joel Street, Northwood.
The location of a speed hillclimb, organised by the Bugatti Owners’ Club.
George Johnston and the Mo-Car Syndicate
Mosesfield House
Belmont Road
Springburn
Glasgow
G21 3AX
Founder of the company that built Scotland’s first motor car.
Location
George Johnston
Main Street
West Linton
Peebleshire.
The birthplace & original family home of George Johnston, founder of the Mo-Car Syndicate, Arrol-Johnston, & the All-British Car Company.
Ivel
The Ivel Cycle and Motor Car Works
Shortmead Street
Biggleswade.
(The Ivel Works and the Ongley Arms lay on a piece of land running down to the river on the west side of Shortmead Street at the junction with Sun Street.)
A short-lived motoring marque established by Dan Albone - a pioneering cycle manufacturer and the inventor of the first practical modern tractor.
Jowett
Springfield Works
Five Lane Ends
Bradford Road
Idle
nr Bradford.
The home of the Jowett Motor Company from the end of the First World War to the mid-1950s.
Kelham Island Museum
Alma Street
Sheffield
S3 8RY.
Located close to the centre of the City, Kelham Island tells the story of Sheffield’s industrial past, and includes exhibits of three cars formerly made in Sheffield.
Kendall
Grantham Productions Ltd
Springfield Road
Grantham
NG31 7BD.
Hailed as Britain’s first post-War “people’s car”, the Kendall was the brainchild of Grantham’s local Member of Parliament, Denis Kendall.
Kenilworth Castle
Castle Green
Kenilworth
CV8 1NG.
An exhibition celebrating the life of motoring and aviation pioneer John Siddeley, founder of Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd.
Kensington Road
Kensington Road
London.
The site of the first Belisha beacon to be installed in Britain.
Keresley Hall
Keresley Hall (today known as the Royal Court Hotel)
Tamworth Road
Coventry
CV6 2EJ.
For many years, the family home of William Hillman, founder of the Hillman Motor Car Co. Ltd.
Ketteringham Hall
Church Road
Ketteringham
Wymondham
NR18 9RS.
The one-time base of Team Lotus.
King's Cross Station
Gasworks Tunnel, just outside King’s Cross Station
Euston Rd
London
N1 9AL.
The location of the accident that led to the death of Cecil Kimber, who developed the first MG.
John Henry Knight
The former Elliott Reliance Works
50 West Street
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7DX.
The designer of possibly Britain’s first petrol-driven car to run on public roads.
Knockhill Racing Circuit
Knockhill Racing Circuit
by Dunfermline
Fife, KY12 9TF.
Scotland’s only race track accredited by motor sport’s governing body, the FIA, and one that enjoys the distinction of being licensed to run in either direction.
Lakeland Motor Museum
Old Blue Mill
Backbarrow
Newby Bridge
Ulverston
LA12 8TA.
A road transport collection of more than 30,000 exhibits.
Land’s End Hotel
Land's End
Sennen
TR19 7AA.
The start (and finishing) point of many 'end-to-end' journeys.
Lickey Grange
Lickey Grange
Bromsgrove.
The long-time home of Herbert Austin, founder of the Austin Motor Company.
Lincolnshire Motor Company Showrooms
Lucy Tower Street and Brayford Wharf North
Lincoln
LN1 1YX.
A former garage and showroom with a striking roof design.
Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum
Whisby Road, off Doddington Road
North Hykeham
Lincoln
LN6 3QT.
A privately owned museum, run by the Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society.
Lister
George Lister & Sons Engineering Ltd
To the rear of 26-30, Abbey Road
Cambridge.
One of Britain’s most successful sports racing cars of the 1950s.
Llangollen Motor Museum
Between the River Dee and the Llangollen Canal on the A452, one mile to the north west of Llangollen
Pentrefelin
Llangollen
LL20 8EE.
A collection of cars, motorcycles and motoring memorabilia.
Lloyd Cars Ltd.
Patrick Street
Grimsby
DN32 9PE.
A short-lived, small, manufacturer, in some ways ahead of its time.
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run
Hyde Park
London – Madeira Drive
Brighton.
A re-enactment of the 1896 run celebrating the raising of the speed limit from four to 14 mph.
The Longbridge Works
Bristol Road South
Longbridge Lane and Lickey Road
Longbridge
B31 2TB.
Once one of Britain’s largest car plants, home to Austin, BMC, BLMC, BL Ltd, the Rover Group, and MG Rover.
Loton Park Hill Climb
Loton Park
Alberbury
SY5 9AJ.
Shropshire’s principal motorsport venue.
Lotus
244 Alexandra Park Road
London
N22 6BG, and
104 Vallance Road
London
N22 7UG.
The location for the development and construction of the first Lotus cars.
Lotus Cars
Lotus Cars Ltd
Potash Lane
Hethel
near Wymondham
NR14 8EZ.
The home of sports and racing car manufacturer, Lotus.
Lotus Engineering Company
5-7 Tottenham Lane
Hornsey
London N8.
Lotus' first factory: initially the old stable block behind the Railway Hotel, Hornsey, and later the building next door.
Luton Hoo hillclimb & speed trial
Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa
The Mansion House
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU1 3TQ.
A hillclimb and speed trial set in the grounds of a stately home.
Mablethorpe Sand Races
Mablethorpe Beach, alongside the sand dunes, on the northern edge of the town.
One of the earliest sand race meetings to be held in Britain.
Madresfield Speed Trials
Gloucester Drive
Madresfield Court
Malvern
WR13 5AH.
A pre-War speed trial, set in the grounds of a remarkable house.
Mallory Court
Mallory Court
Harbury Lane
Tachbrook Mallory
Leamington Spa
CV33 9QB.
The home of Sir John Black, managing director of the Standard Motor Company.
Mallory Park Circuit
Kirkby Mallory
Leicestershire
LE9 7QE.
About four miles north east of Hinckley.
One of the UK’s shorter circuits, with races for cars, motorcycles, and rallycross.
The Manchester Museum of Science and Technology
Manchester Museum of Science and Technology
Liverpool Road
Castlefield
Manchester
M3 4FP.
Tracing the development of science and industry in Manchester.
Marauder Car Co.
Wilks, Mackie & Co. Ltd
15, Poplar Road
Dorridge
B93 8DD.
A short-lived sports tourer, largely based on the P4 Rover 75.
Marendaz
1-3, Brixton Road
Camberwell
London
SW9 6DE.
An attractive sports car, not unlike a small Bentley in appearance, developed by former Royal Flying Corps pilot, Capt DMK Marendaz.
Marendaz
Marendaz Special Cars Ltd.
Cordwallis Works
Clivemont Road
Maidenhead.
The sports car manufacturer moves out of London.
Markham Moor Service Station
Alongside the southbound carriageway of the A1, at the junction with the A57 to Lincoln.
A listed former petrol station with a distinctive hyperbolic paraboloid concrete roof.
Metamet
100, Belsize Lane
London, NW3, and
20, Daleham Mews
London, NW3.
An early stockist of post-Second World War military vehicles, best known for their U.S military Jeep conversions.
MG Motor UK
MG Motor UK Ltd
HQ, Main Gate
Lowhill Lane
Longbridge
Birmingham
B31 2BQ.
A small part of the former Longbridge Works is now home to MG Motor UK Ltd, under the ownership of the Shanghai Automotive Industrial Corporation, China’s largest motor company.
Micheldever Railway Station
Micheldever Station
Andover Road
Micheldever
SO21 3AP.
The often-quoted starting point of the first recorded motor car journey in Britain.
The Midland Hotel
16 Peter Street
Manchester
M60 2DS.
The location of Charles Rolls & Henry Royce's historic meeting where they agreed to manufacture cars under the name of Rolls-Royce.
Millbrook Proving Ground
Millbrook
Bedford
MK45 2JQ.
An international test centre, originally developed by Vauxhall Motors.
Milton Keynes Museum
McConnell Drive
Wolverton
Milton Keynes
MK12 5EL.
An independent local museum, with a small transport collection.
MINI
MINI Plant Oxford
Eastern Bypass Road
Cowley
OX4 6NL.
One of three factories in the UK where BMW’s MINI is produced.
The Mitchell Motor Works and Garage
114 Wardour Street
London
W1F 0TS.
An early motor works and garage of which, at the time, was claimed to be the largest of its kind in the world.
William Morris, cycle maker
16 James Street
Cowley
OX4 1ET.
The home of William Morris as a young man, and the site of his first cycle business.
William R Morris
48 High Street, Oxford, OX1 4AP.
William Morris’ first commercial premises, making, selling and repairing bicycles and motorcycles.
The Morris Garage
Old Morris Garages
100a Holywell St; later designated 21 Longwall St
Oxford
OX1 3SX.
The site on which William Morris designed and built his first car, and where the first Morris Garages cars were made.
Morris Garages workshop
Alfred Lane (now Pusey Lane
Oxford.
Producing the first cars sold as M.Gs.
Morris Motors Ltd
The North Works and South Works
Morris Motors Ltd
Cowley,
The main Morris factory for the greater part of the 20th century.
Morris Radiators Branch
Between the Oxford Canal and Woodstock Road, Oxford, accessed via Bainton Road.
Today, the land is part of the Waterways Development, Oxford OX2.
An important component supplier for Morris Motors and, briefly, a site of M.G car production.
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W.R.M Motors Ltd
Old Military College
Oxford Road
Cowley.
William Morris’s first car factory.
The Motor Academy
Boundary Rd. (today known as Swanscombe Rd.),
Notting Hill
London
W11.
An early driving school with its own brand of dual-control car.
The Motor Museum
Waring & Gillow Ltd
164-180 Oxford Street
London
W1.
Some sources place the museum at 176 Oxford Street, and one report at number 175.
The first short-lived attempt to create a national motor museum.
Museum of Land Speed
Marsh Road
Pendine
Carmarthen
SA33 4NY.
A small museum charting the motor bike racing and land speed record attempts on Pendine Sands.
Myreton Motor Museum
Aberlady, Longniddry EH32 0PZ.
A small, private museum situated a little off the beaten track with a very interesting collection of motor cars, motor cycles and motoring memorabilia.
The National Motor Museum
Beaulieu
Brockenhurst
SO42 7ZN.
An award-winning museum, housing one of the world’s most outstanding collections of motor cars, motor cycles and motoring memorabilia.
The New Arrol-Johnston Car Co. Ltd.
Underwood Weaving Mills, Underwood Road, Paisley, PA3 1TQ.
Arrol-Johnston’s second car factory.
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
Washington Road
Sunderland
BN13 3HD.
The first Japanese car maker to establish a manufacturing base in Britain.
NP
Newport Pagnell Light Car Company
Tickford Street
Newport Pagnell
Mk16 9AN.
A car manufactured by Newport Pagnell coachbuilder's Salmons & Sons.
Nuffield Place
Nuffield Place
Huntercombe
Nettlebed
nr Henley-on-Thames
RG9 5RY.
The home of William Morris, Lord Nuffield.
Ogle Models and Prototypes
Birds Hill
Letchworth
SG6 1JA.
The site of the original David Ogle design business.
The Old Cinema
The Old Cinema
Coten End
Warwick
CV34 4XP.
The former Healey workshops and showroom.
On Your Marques Model Car Collection
On Your Marques Model Car Collection
Thrumber Marsh Lane
Mumby
LN13 9TL.
A former collection of models and motor racing memorabilia. The museum is now closed.
Opperman
Stuart Works
Stirling Corner
Borehamwood.
A microcar built by a tractor manufacturer.
Oughtrington Hall
Lymm High School
Oughtrington Lane
Lymm
WA13 0RB.
A manor house that was home to Belgian refugees during the First World War that was largely funded through the generosity of Henry Ford.
Oulton Park Circuit
Oulton Park Circuit
Little Budworth
Tarporley
CW6 9BW.
A challenging parkland circuit, and the major motor sport venue in the North West.
RAF Ouston
The present site of Albermarle Barracks
Ouston
Northumberland
NE15 ORF.
Formerly, a popular circuit on a former World War Two airfield.
Oxford Bus Museum and Morris Motors Exhibition
Station Yard
Long Hanborough
OX29 8LA.
A large collection of historic vehicles telling the story of bus and coach travel in and around Oxford, with a separate exhibition charting the progress of Morris Motors in Cowley.
The Oxfordshire Record Office
Oxfordshire Record Office
St Luke’s Church
Temple Road
Cowley
OX4 2HT.
Originally, a church built for the parishioners of Cowley and workers at the Morris Motors car factory.
Parkside
32, Parkside
Mill Hill
NW7 2LH.
The one-time home of the Hill family: Graham, Bette, Brigitte, Damon, and Samantha.
The Patrick Collection
Alexander’s Wharf
Lifford Lane
Kings Norton
Birmingham
B30 3DY.
A former private motor museum with a major collection of cars covering more than 100 years of motoring.
Patrick Motors Ltd and Patrick Jensen Motors Ltd
479-481 Bristol Road
Selly Oak
Birmingham
B29 6AU
Currently, the site of a Tesco Express Supermarket and Petrol Filling Station.
An early step in the creation of Jensen Motors and a long-standing Midlands’ motor distributor.
Peel Engineering Company
Viking Works
Mill Road
Peel
Isle of Man
IM5 1TB.
Manufacturer of the smallest production vehicle in the world.
Pendine Sands
The northern edge of Carmarthen Bay.
Originally established as a location for motor-cycle racing and speed trials, Pendine Sands are probably best known as the setting for a series world land speed records attempts, during the 1920s.
The Petersham Hill Climb
The B353, now known as Star and Garter Hill, between Petersham and Richmond Gate.
Generally acknowledged to be the first motor sport event in Britain to be held on public roads.
Pilbeam
Pilbeam Racing Designs Ltd
Graham Hill Way
Cherry Holt Road
Bourne
PE10 9PJ.
The home of race car manufacturer, Pilbeam.
Porlock Hill
The A39, west of Porlock village.
Reputedly the steepest main (A) road in England.
Prescott Speed Hill Climb
Prescott Hill
Gotherington
GL52 9RD.
One of Britain’s premier hillclimb locations.
Pressed Steel
Linwood Road
Millarston
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 2BH
One of the four factories once operated by the British car body manufacturer, the Pressed Steel Company Ltd.
Pressed Steel
Eastern Bypass Road
Cowley
OX4 6NL.
The metal car body and pressings plant, originally established by William Morris.
Pressed Steel
The Pressed Steel Company
Bridge End Road
Stratton St. Margaret
Swindon
SN3 4PE.
A metal car body and pressings plant where, particularly during the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s, body panels for many British car companies were manufactured.
Priory Steps
Priory Steps
1 Newtown
Bradford-on-Avon
Wiltshire
BA15 1NQ.
The long-time home of the Hon Mrs Victor Bruce, pioneering motorist and aviator.
"P.T.L" Gardner-Serpollet Steam Automobiles
British Power, Traction & Lighting Co., Ltd
103 - 104 Hull Road
York
YO10 3LQ.
A short-lived enterprise, established to manufacture the French-designed Serpollet Steam Car.
RAF Folkingham
The former RAF base is about three miles south west of Folkingham village.
BRM's one-time test track and workshop facility.
RAF North Witham
Twyford Wood, immediately east of the A1, and south of the A151, about eight miles south of Grantham.
BRM's former test facility.
Raymond Mays
Shelsley Walsh Motors
Eastgate House
Eastgate
Bourne
PE10 9LB.
A short-lived marque, named after its founder and famous hillclimb and sprint driver.
The Red House Garage
Originally on Boscawen Road, next to the Red House, Perranporth
Cornwall
TR6 0EW.
A garage business established by Donald Healey on his return as a pilot in the First World War.
Red Wharf Bay
Red Wharf Bay
To the south east of the village of Bennlech.
It is here on the beach at Red Wharf Bay where Maurice Wilks, engineering director at Rover, and his older brother and Rover chairman, Spencer Wilks, reputedly sketched out their initial ideas for the first Land Rover.
Reliant Motor Company
Lynn Lane
Shenstone
Lichfield
WS14 0DH.
For many years, Reliant’s main engine plant.
Reliant Motor Company
Watling Street
Two Gates
Tamworth B77 1HN.
Britain’s most successful manufacturer of three-wheeled vehicles and, at one stage, the second largest British-owned motor manufacturer.
Richard Roberts' Archive
Unit 14
Adswood Industrial Estate
Adswood Road
Stockport
SK3 8LF.
An extensive collection of historic advertising material, going back more than 100 years, which includes a wide range of motoring publications.
The Riverside Museum
100 Pointhouse Place
Glasgow
G3 8RS.
A striking building, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, housing collections from the former Glasgow Museum of Transport.
Rodley Automobile Co. Ltd.
Airedale Mills
Rodley
Leeds.
A small economy car that was perhaps just too basic for the market.
Rootes Ltd.
110a Week Street
Maidstone
22 High Street
Maidstone; and
Len House
Mill Street
Maidstone, ME15 6YD.
The original location of Rootes Ltd; until the 1970s, one of Britain’s foremost motor manufacturers.
Wm. Rootes, cycle and motor engineer
7, Station Road (now Cranbrook Road)
Hawkhurst
TN18 4AT.
The cycle shop, and later motor dealership, from where the Rootes Group initally developed.
Rose National
Rose Bros
The Albion Engineering Works
Ropery Road
Gainsborough.
A well-respected, but short-lived, marque, whose founder influenced life in Britain far beyond the manufacture of cars.
Statue of Charles Rolls
Shire Hall
Agincourt Square
Monmouth.
A memorial to Charles Rolls - aviation and motoring pioneer, and co-founder of Rolls-Royce Ltd.
The Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation
The Hunt House
70 High Street
Paulerspury
NN12 7NA.
A Grade II listed building housing the archives of Sir Frederick Henry Royce OBE.
St Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church
1 Herbert Rd
Solihull
B91 3QE.
The setting of the first wedding in Britain for which the bride travelled to the church by car.
The Church of St Francis
The Church of St Francis
226 Hollow Way
Cowley
OX3 7JF.
A church built on land donated by William, Lord Nuffield, who laid the foundation stone in 1930.
St Mary’s Church
124 Church Rd
Byfleet
West Byfleet
KT14 7NF.
The final resting place of John Godfrey Parry-Thomas, engineer, racing driver and holder of the world land speed record, 27th April 1926 - 4th February 1927.
St Mary's Church of Llanfair yn y Cwmwd
St Mary's Church
Llanfair-yn-y-Cwmwd
near Dwyran
Gaerwen
LL61 6AX.
Maurice Wilks, the man largely responsible for the initial design and development of the Land Rover, is buried in St Mary’s churchyard.
St Michael’s Mission Church
Boscawen Road
Perranporth
Cornwall
TR6 0JX.
A memorial window to Donald Healey.
David Salomons' House & the Salomons' Museum
Broomhill Road
Southborough
Tunbridge Wells
TN3 0TG.
The home of a major motoring pioneer.
Saltburn Sands
The beach running north west from Saltburn towards Marske.
A popular racing venue and the location for a successful attempt on the world land speed record.
Sandringham Museum
Sandringham Museum
Sandringham
Norfolk
PE35 6EN.
Situated in the former coach houses and stable block in Sandringham House, the Museum houses a collection of Royal vehicles.
Santler
Howsell Road
Malvern Link
One of the first petrol-engined cars to be manufactured in Britain.
The Science Museum
Exhibition Road
South Kensington
London
SW7 2DD.
A major museum, focusing on science, technology and medicine, with a small section on the development of the car.
Showfields
The Agricultural Showground
Eridge Road
Tunbridge Wells.
The site of the first motor show in Britain.
The Shuttleworth Collection
Old Warden Aerodrome
near Biggleswade
SG18 9EP.
Home to one of the world’s best collections of early aircraft together with a host of veteran and vintage cars.
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit
Towcester
NN12 8TN.
Britain’s principal motor racing circuit.
The Singer Motor Company
Singer & Co. Ltd
Canterbury Street
Coventry.
The first and, for many years, the principal location of Singer Cars.
The Skegness to Boston Speedway
Parallel to the northern edge of the Wash, from Gibraltar Point (three miles south of Skegness) to Clay Hole (about four miles south east of Boston).
A 'super speedway' designed to rival the best in the world.
Skegness Speed Trials
From Skegness, southwards, towards Gibraltar Point.
The wide open beach at Skegness has been used for racing since 1905.
Snetterton Race Circuit
Snetterton Circuit
Norwich
NR16 2JU, ten miles north-east of Thetford on the A11, between London and Norwich.
A motor racing and test track that has undergone significant changes in recent years.
Spencer
Possibly Station Road
Misterton.
An early car, built by a Nottinghamshire watchmaker.
Stockwood Discovery Centre
London Road
Luton
LU1 4LX.
A local museum with four Vauxhall cars on display.
Stondon Motor Museum
Station Road
Lower Stondon
Henlow
Bedfordshire.
SG16 6JN.
Now closed but, formerly, one of the largest private collections of cars and motorcycles in the country.
Streetlife Museum of Transport
High Street
Hull
HU1 1PS.
A museum of local transport history, with a number of interesting motoring exhibits.
Swallow
Swallow Coachbuilder Co. (1935) Ltd.
The Airport
Walsall
Staffordshire.
A short-lived sports car, made by a company with a complicated back-story and close links to Standard, Triumph, and Jaguar.
Swallow Sidecar Company
5 Bloomfield Road
Blackpool
Also Woodfield Road, John Street, and later Cocker Street, Blackpool.
The creation of William Lyons and William Walmsley, and the forerunner of Jaguar Cars.
Tacla Taid: The Anglesey Transport Museum
Tyddyn Pwrpas
Niwbwrch
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
LL61 6TN
The largest museum of its kind in Wales; a very interesting collection, beautifully displayed.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd.
Burnaston
Derbyshire
DE1 9TA.
Located alongside the A38 between Derby and Burton-on-Trent.
One of two manufacturing plants established in the UK by the Japanese vehicle manufacturer, Toyota.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd.
Zone 3
Tenth Avenue
Deeside Industrial Park
Deeside, CH5 2TW.
One of two manufacturing plants established in the UK by the Japanese vehicle manufacturer, Toyota.
Trebah
Trebah Garden
Mawnan Smith
Nr Falmouth
TR11 5JZ.
The family home of Donald Healey during the 1960s.
The Trumland Estate
Rousay
Orkney Islands
KW17 2PU.
The birthplace of the first woman to drive the length of Britain, from Land’s End to John o’Groats.
Vauxhall Ironworks
90-92 Wandsworth Road
London
SW8, and
62 Wandsworth Road
London
SW8 2LF.
The original site of Vauxhall Motors, from where the company derived its name.
Vauxhall Motors Ltd.
North Road Industrial Estate
Ellesmere Port
CH65 1AL.
Vauxhall’s only UK plant.
Vauxhall Motors Ltd
Kimpton Road (south side)
Luton.
The traditional home of Vauxhall Motors.
Vestry House Museum
Vestry House Museum
Vestry Road
Walthamstow
E17 9NH.
A small local museum in a secluded part of Walthamstow village; exhibits include the restored Bremer car, probably originally built between 1892 and 1894.
Wappenbury Hall
Wappenbury
Leamington Spa
CV33 9DW
On the road linking the B4453 with the village of Eathorpe.
The long-time home of Sir William Lyons, founder of Jaguar Cars Ltd.
Weller, Autocars & Accessories, and Autocarriers Ltd.
158a Norwood Road and Thomas Place
West Norwood, and
42a, Martell Road
West Norwood
London
SE21 8EE.
The location for the development and construction of the first A.C cars.
Western Motor Works
Perry Street
Chislehurst
BR7 6HB.
(The main workshop entrance today is on Beaverwood Road.)
Britain's first purpose-built motor service station.
Whitewebbs House
Whitewebbs Lane
Enfield
EN2 9HH.
The one-time home of Frank Gardner; financier to Léon Serpollet, manufacturer of Gardner-Serpollet steam trams, buses and motor cars.
Willys Overland Crossley
Crossley Road
Heaton Chapel
Stockport; the location today is known as: Sir Richard Fairey Road, Heaton Chapel, Stockport SK4 5DY.
A joint venture between Crossley and US manufacturer Willys-Overland, designed to widen the UK company's product range.
P & A Wood
Great Easton
Dunmow
CM6 2HD.
A company steeped in the history, preservation, repair and maintenance of Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars.
Woodbine Cottage
St Georges Hill
Perranporth
TR6 0JT.
The house where Donald Healey, creator of the Austin Healey, grew up and to where he returned after service in the First World War.
Woodside, Gibbet Hill
Woodside
4 Gibbet Hill Road
Coventry
CV4 7AJ.
The family home of William Lyons, during the late 20s and for much of the 1930s, following the transfer of Swallow Sidecars from Blackpool to Coventry.
Worthing Motors
28/30 Broadwater Road
Worthing
BN14 8AG.
Citroën's first dealership in Britain.
RM Wright & Co. and Stonebow
88 Bailgate
Lincoln
LN1 3AR
29-31 Mint Street
Lincoln
LN1 1UB; and
12 Newland
Lincoln
LN1 1XD.
A long-established cycle and motor dealer who marketed both bicycles and cars under the name of Stonebow.
