{"id":1117,"date":"2019-02-05T17:20:40","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T17:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/?p=1117"},"modified":"2019-02-05T17:20:40","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T17:20:40","slug":"british-commercial-vehicle-museum-now-re-opened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/2019\/02\/british-commercial-vehicle-museum-now-re-opened\/","title":{"rendered":"British Commercial Vehicle Museum now re-opened"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A visit to the BCVM at Leyland on 5th February 2019 shortly after its re-opening.   Posh new ticket office and cafe strike you on arrival.   Nice coffee as well.  The upstairs area has gone and it&#8217;s a lot lighter inside.  Nicer arrangement too with electronic displays about each vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM09-1-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1129\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM09-1-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM09-1-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM09-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Ribble Seagull<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"386\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM11-386x400.jpg\" alt=\"British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland. February 2019\" class=\"wp-image-1128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM11-386x400.jpg 386w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM11-768x796.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM11.jpg 842w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM10-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland. February 2019\" class=\"wp-image-1127\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM10-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM10-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM10.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Cafe Emma at the BCVM open outside museum hours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM08-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland. February 2019\" class=\"wp-image-1125\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM08-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM08-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM08.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM01-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland. February 2019\" class=\"wp-image-1118\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM01-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM01-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM01.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Call the mid-wife<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM05.jpg\" alt=\"British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland. February 2019\" class=\"wp-image-1122\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM05.jpg 686w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM05-286x400.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><figcaption>Nice Ribble bus<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM07-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland. February 2019\" class=\"wp-image-1124\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM07-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM07-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM07.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Leyland Diesel engine<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM04-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland. February 2019\" class=\"wp-image-1121\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM04-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM04-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM04.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Steam Vehicle<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM06-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland. February 2019\" class=\"wp-image-1123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM06-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM06-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM06.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Leyland Beaver<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM02-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland. February 2019\" class=\"wp-image-1119\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM02-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM02-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM02.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Ford Model T van<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM03-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland. February 2019\" class=\"wp-image-1120\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM03-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM03-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5thFeb19BCVM03.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>The Leyland Paints story.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A visit to the BCVM at Leyland on 5th February 2019 shortly after its re-opening. Posh new ticket office and cafe strike you on arrival. Nice coffee as well. The upstairs area has gone and it&#8217;s a lot lighter inside. &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/2019\/02\/british-commercial-vehicle-museum-now-re-opened\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[32,27,29,28,33,30,31],"class_list":["post-1117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-bcvm","tag-british-commercial-vehicle-museum","tag-cafe-emma","tag-leyland","tag-leyland-paints","tag-ribble-bus","tag-seagull-coach"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1117"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1130,"href":"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1117\/revisions\/1130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}