Victoria Motorcycle

Unrelated to the German motorcycle company of the same name, the Victoria company of Dennistoun, Glasgow, was to become Scotland’s biggest motorcycle manufacturer, and by the outbreak of war in 1914, had developed a wide range of machines fitted with Precision engines made by FE Baker. After the war, production continued using mainly Villiers, JAP, and Blackburne engines, until the company’s demise in 1926.

Victoria Motor and Cycle Co. Ltd.,

Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland.

Searching for the Victoria works

1897

The "New Victoria" Cycle Manufacturing Co. of Scotland was based in Craigpark Street and 367 Alexandra Parade in Dennistoun, and had premises at 71 Cathedral Street and 78-82 Hanover Street in the centre of Glasgow. Customers could watch their bicycles being made there.

Further addresses…

The firm subsequently changed its name, first to the Victoria Manufacturing Co., and later to The Victoria Motor & Cycle Co., and diversified into the manufacture of motor cycles.

They started out making bicycles in the late 1890’s, but diversified from about 1904 into making motorcycles. They were the most successful Scottish motorcycle ever made.

Founder…

c 1904

OTHER LINKS

Hidden Glasgow Forum.

Dennistoun On-line Forum

Mitchell Library

Glasgow Museum of Transport

An interesting Link

At Coventry Archives they have the records of a firm of local Stockbrokers by the name of Daffern. In amongst these are the balance sheets of all their client firms including the Victoria Motor and Cycle Co. Ltd of Glasgow, 1913, 1915-1916

The catalogue entry is at http://www.a2a.org.uk/html/144-pa606.htm but the actual records are not on-line.