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I now have a photo of the Victoria Motorcycle Works in Dennistoun taken in the 1970's - yes the building was still there then!
Can anybody recall it an let us know exactly where it stood?
The picture can be seen at http://www.bawdeswell.net/victoria/jcoxon.html

Thank you

Thank you for that lead.

That location would tie up with the known addresses of the city centre shop/shops, not the Dennistoun factory.
There were shops at 71 Cathedral Street and 78-82 Hanover Street in the centre of Glasgow. Customers could watch their bicycles being made there.
Thanks for the information.

Thank you. Bob has been putting in a lot of time searching for information, for which I am very grateful.
One item says the Victoria Motorcycle was last made in a disused chapel opposite Alan Glen's School. Can somebody please pinpoint that for me as it is now closed.

Ta. Will try that.

Thank-you Stuart for your reply. I don't know the answer to your question, but it cold mark the location of the Registered Office or factory which is not known to me. Was the penny-farthing bike anywhere near the junction of Alexandra Parade and Craigpark? I like your website. The homepage reminds m...

The Victoria Motor & Cycle Manufacturing Company Ltd. of Dennistoun, Glasgow 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. Little information is available about this company an...