Publicity Gallery

Damaged railway lamps, 1942

These rather forlorn looking lamps appeared in an article from the April 1942 edition of the GWR Magazine. The article looks at the daily toll of damaged and lost locomotive equipment and it called upon employees to make a positive contribution to this loss and damage. During the war there was a shortage of raw materials and unnecessary repairs or replacements took its toll on resources. For example, over 200 lamps a week were arriving at Swindon Works for repair. It was considered an employee's "National Duty" to keep the nation's transport system running smoothly

Metal sign advertising sign for St Michaels Mount, 1908

Metal Advertising Sign, 1908
As part of its campaign to promote travel to the West County, GWR produced this sign which compares the beauty of St Michael's Mount in Cornwall to that of Mont St Michel in France

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Advertising, Cornwall, France, Mont St Michel, Publicity, Sign, St Michaels Mount

The River Thames at Whitchurch, near Pangbourne, c1890

A view taken across the Mill Pond from the toll bridge in Whitchurch on Thames. Red brick cottages sit on the water's edge, next to the old mill, just out of shot to the left. The tower of St Mary's church can be seen in the centre of the image. This photo was produced by Photochrom and was used as a carriage print by the Great Western Railway in the late 1800s

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