This distinctive poster is a recent donation to our Object Collection. Picturing traffic in 1960s Southampton (we believe it to…
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Following in Grandad’s Flight Path
Saturday 21 September 2019 When David Bremner found an old aircraft control column, rudder bar and magneto in his Grandfather’s…
Ivan Dutton: A life of motoring passion and achievement
Saturday 19 October 2019 Ivan Dutton’s career in the motor trade began when, upon finishing his apprenticeship in pattern making,…
Gone Bush
Saturday 16 November 2019 Something of a latecomer to aviation Paul Catanach first threatened airspace (and everything beneath it) at…
Bearback: The World Overland
Friday 6 December 2019 Imagine jacking it all in, packing your life into a 41-litre pannier and riding into the…
Ron Hickman and the Caterham Seven
Sarah Wyatt, Senior Curator, explores the story of one of the most enduring Lotus vehicle designs, the Lotus Seven. Launched…
Thousand Mile Trial flag
A flag used in the Automobile Club’s Thousand Mile Trial of 1900 has been donated to the National Motor Museum…
Ron Hickman and the Lotus Europa
Following a recent donation of material relating to the designer and inventor the late Ron Hickman, Senior Curator Sarah Wyatt explores…
Votes for Women – Janet Sturge
To mark the centenary of ‘Votes for Women’ the Shell Heritage Art Collection will be highlighting female artists from our…
The George Thorne Diaries
Senior curator, Sarah Wyatt, has been exploring a recent donation to the Motoring Archives. George Thorne kept detailed motoring records…
Ron Hickman and the Lotus Elan
A collection of drawings and documents by Lotus sports car designer and inventor the late Ron Hickman has recently been…
Female Performers and the Motor Car
Sarah Wyatt – Film and Video Curator Early 20th century motoring journals show that using famous people to promote car…
Votes for Women- Edna Clarke Hall
Edna Clarke Hall (nee Waugh) was born in Shipbourne, Kent to the Victorian social campaigner Benjamin Waugh, who founded the…
The Story of Lilian Roper
Sarah Wyatt – Film and Video Curator Our Motoring Archive holds two bound scrapbooks charting the motoring career of Lilian…
Ron Hickman donation
An important personal collection of drawings and documents by Lotus sports car designer and inventor the late Ron Hickman has…