Britain By Car - A Motoring History

Kelham Island Museum

Lightbox Image

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.

Location
Kelham Island Museum, Alma Street, Sheffield S3 8RY.

Date
1982 - present.

Lightbox ImageCommentary
There are three cars on display in the Museum’s Transport Gallery: a 1921 Richardson Light Car, a 1920 Sheffield Simplex, and a 1921 Charron-Laycock.  Other vehicles include a 1926 Ner-a-Car motorcycle which, although designed in the US, was built under licence by Sheffield Simplex.

Further details 
• The Museum website: www.simt.co.uk/kelham-island-museum.


One of several industrial museums in Sheffield, with exhibits of three cars formerly made in the city.

Kelham Island Museum, Alma Street, Sheffield S3 8RY. 

One of several industrial museums in Sheffield, with exhibits of three cars formerly made in the city.