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© Andy Brown
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.
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***The museum will be closed Thu 30 Nov, Fri 1 Dec & Tue 5 Dec for Victorian Christmas Market set up and set down.
The museum will be open on Sat 2 & Sun Dec for the Victorian Christmas Market - entry £8 adults / children free***
The museum will close for the festive break on Fri 22 Dec and reopen on Tue 2 Jan.
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Alma Street
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The Charlesworth Transport Gallery
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Explore the industry that shaped Sheffield and immerse yourself in life at home and at work at this rural scythe and steelworks, just a 10 minute walk from Millhouses Park.
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