Up in the gallery
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WHEN planning your visit to Earls Court allow for more than an hour upstairs. If the 213 gallery stands are to be properly "done", even selectively, it will take a full day.
Gallery visitors always appear to be wandering aimlessly in the hope that they will bump into someone they know or accidentally discover something new. Once in Earls Court. the layout of the gallery looks like a confusing maze, but much time can be saved by planning a methodical tour in advance.
Standing in Avenue 0 at the top of the stairs, and looking into the main hall, on the left of the gallery there are three sections. The bodywork and trailer stands at the far end are numbered 130-139. Immediately adjacent, on stands 140-146, is the transport and service equipment section --with two additional stands on Avenue V. numbers 169 and 170. The tyre section occupies stands 171-176 on Avenue P and this backs on to the edge of the gallery.
All the stands to the right and those on Avenue 0 are accessories and components. Although there are only a few 'first timers' on show the gallery he a great deal to offer, including many refreshment places.