1939 Collection

Evacuees at Paddington Station in 1939
This moving image of evacuees making their way along platform 4 at Paddington Station was also taken during the 4 day evacuation of London and other major cities in September 1939

Child evacuees on Maidenhead station, 1939
An image of a group of child evacuees from the East End of London on Maidenhead station in Berkshire in 1939

Windsor and Eton, 1939
A GWR Publicity view of Windsor and Eton, Berkshire in 1939. Windsor Castle overlooks the River Thames, while boats full of holidaymakers and day trippers travel along the river in the sunshine

Evacuees waiting outside the departure platform at Paddington in 1939
One of the very first war time roles that the GWR was engaged in was the evacuation of children from cities to the relative safety of the countryside

Marsh Lock, Henley on Thames, August 1939
A GWR Publicity view of Marsh Lock near Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, August 1939. A small boat with sails is drifting along the water towards the lock where two men are waiting at the lock gates

Scammel being loaded with Anderson Air Raid Shelter, West London, 1939
Westbourne Park Yard in April 1939 is the focus of this interesting pre-war image. Parts of Anderson shelters are being unloaded from a line of wagons onto a 3 ton Scammell tractor by a Ransome

Whitchurch Lock, Pangbourne, August 1939
A view of the River Thames and lock-keepers cottage, with the lock-keeper winding the lock gates at Pangbourne, upriver of Reading in Berkshire, at the height of summer in 1939

Jackaments Bridge Halt, Gloucestershire, c. 1940s
A view of Jackaments Bridge Halt near RAF Kemble on the boarder between Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. The small wooden platform opened in July 1939 and closed in September 1948

Brake Third Carriage compartment, 1939
Interior of a third class carriage compartment. This compartment was a non-corridor carriage and access was from an external door. This carriage was built in March 1939 to diagram D129

Shiplake Lock, Oxfordshire, August 1939
A view looking east up the lock at Shiplake, and onto the wider Thames in the background. Two men and a women are taking a punt out on the river, whilst three boys look

Idler Camp, Shiplake Lock, Oxfordshire, August 1939
A family group can be seen here enjoying the outside delights of the Idler Camp. The camp was based on Shiplake Lock Island. From 1914 it was run by the Thames Conservancy

St Andrews Brine Baths, Droitwich, July 1939
A GWR Publicity view of the St Andrews Brine Baths, in Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, July 1939. The baths opened in 1888 and closed in 1975

Brine Baths Park, Droitwich, July 1939
A GWR Publicity view of the Brine Baths Park in Droitwich, Worcestershire in July 1939, showing the Park Hotel and the river

Pittville Park, Cheltenham, July 1939
Two men enjoying the delights of a rowing boat on the lower lake in Pittville Park. The boathouse can be seen nestled in the trees

Sandford Park, Cheltenham, July 1939
A man and lady look over the ornamental lily pond in Sandford Park, which opened in 1927

Weymouth pier bandstand, about 1939
This GWR publicity image shows the seaward portion of Weymouths pier bandstand. It opened in 1939 and was built by Christiani Neilson to an Art Deco style

The Torbay Express at Taunton Station, Somerset, c. 1939
A view of the Torbay Express being hauled by an unknown Castle Class locomotive at Taunton Station in Somerset, c.1939. Taunton station opened in July 1842 with an unconventional design

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