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The Charlesworth Transport Gallery

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Kelham Island Museum

Showcasing some of the finest Sheffield-made vehicles of the 1920s, The Charlesworth Transport Gallery explores the story of transport in Sheffield and its essential part of our industrial history.

 

Transport has played a vital role within Sheffield, both within its industries and for the city as a whole. As a major manufacturing centre, a good transport system was important to carry raw materials and goods in and out, as well as to transport workers and inhabitants around the city. In addition to its own transport use, it was also a key manufacturer of both parts and vehicles.

See objects including a Richardson Light Car, Ner-a-Car motorcylces, an electric Metrovick milk float and a Rolls-Royce Avon jet engine.

Upstairs in the Upper Transport Gallery, you’ll discover examples of perhaps the most famous car made in Sheffield, the Simplex.

Free Entry | Please Donate

Opening Times

Tue-Sat 10am-4pm | Sun 11am-4pm

Sheffield School Holidays & Bank Holidays

Mon-Sat 10am-4pm | Sun 11am-4pm

See the River Don Engine in steam

12pm & 2pm, Thu-Sun

The museum will be closed for events on

Wed 19 – Sat 22 Oct

Sat 5 Nov, Sat 12 Nov, Sat 26 Nov

Thu 1 Dec, Fri 2 Dec, Tue 6 Dec, Thu 22 Dec

Also closed 25 Dec – 2 Jan for the festive period

Victorian Christmas Market

Sat 3 & Sun 4 Dec, ticketed entry to the museum only

Kelham Island Museum

Alma Street

Sheffield

S3 8RY

The Charlesworth Transport Gallery

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