Sarah Wyatt – Film and Video Curator Early 20th century motoring journals show that using famous people to promote car…
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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…
The Women Pioneers of The Caravan Club
Angela Willis, Curator, Caravan and Motorhome Club Collection When The Caravan Club of Great Britain and Ireland (today known as…
Under the Bonnet
Sarah Wyatt – Film and Video Curator In the early days of motoring, most women were content to let their…
Long Distance Ladies
Patrick Collins – Research and Enquiries Officer Long distance journeys hold a special fascination for adventurous motorcyclists. Numerous riders have…
Muriel Hind (1882 – 1956)
Patrick Collins – Research and Enquiries Officer One doesn’t need to spend long looking through the Edwardian motorcycling magazines held…
Getting Creative for Vote 100
Angela Willis – Curator, Caravan and Motorhome Club Collection This summer we celebrated 100 years of some women gaining the…
Census Night in a Caravan
Angela Willis – Curator, Caravan and Motorhome Club Collection Before the First World War the caravan took a pivotal role…
Votes for Women – Margaret Brynhild Parker
To mark the centenary in 2018 of ‘Votes for Women’ the Shell Heritage Art Collection will be highlighting female artists…
Suffrage and the Motoring Press
Sarah Wyatt – Film and Video Curator There is not a large volume of coverage of the suffrage movement within…
Votes for Women – The Unknown Artists
To mark the centenary in 2018 of ‘Votes for Women’ the Shell Heritage Art Collection will be highlighting female artists…
Ray Costelloe – On the Road for the Cause
Angela Willis – Curator, Caravan and Motorhome Club Collection In 1908 the suffrage movement first took to the road by…
Mary Kennard (1850-1936)
Patrick Collins – Research and Enquiries Officer A name that appears frequently in the motoring press in the early years…