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Locomotive at Carbis Bay in Cornwall, 1950s

A tank locomotive heads along the St Ives branch line. The Carbis Bay Hotel can be seen nestled behind the beach and in front of the viaduct.

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1950s, Beach, Carbis Bay, Carbis Bay Hotel, Cliffs, Holidays, Nostalgia, Sea, St Ives Branch Line, Viaduct

King George V and North Star, 1927

Replica broad gauge locomotive North Star being craned out of Swindon works above King George V in July 1927. Both locomotives are being prepared for their journey to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Centenary celebrations in America.

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2 2 2, Baltimore, Broad Gauge, Ohio, Swindon, Us A

Medical Fund Dispensary, 1947

This large dispensary was sitauted on theground floor of the Milton Road building. The prescriptions were handed out through hatches to people in the waiting rooms adjacent. The Medical Fund Society in Milton Road housed swimming baths, Turkish and Russian Baths, a dispensary and a dentist. It was built in 1892

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