1948 Collection

Locomotive No. 6989, Wightwick Hall, 1948
Hall Class locomotive, Wightwick Hall can be seen here at Tyseley in 1948. The locomotive was built in the same year. The locomotive was withdrawn in 1964

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

Promenade Gardens, Penzance, c. 1948
A GWR publicity view of the Promenade Gardens at Penzance, Cornwall in c.1948, showing pristinely kept planted beds and benches with a sea view

Loco No. 3446 Goldfinch at Stratford on Avon, 1948
A view of locomotive number 3446 Goldfinch at Stratford on Avon on 6:10pm service to Honeybourne on 18th September 1948

High Street, Oxford, October 1948
A view looking west down the High Street in Oxford. The central buildings belong to Queens College, founded in 1341. The spire in the background belongs to the University Church of St Mary the Virgin

St Johns Ruins, Chester, Cheshire, August 1948
A GWR Publicity view of the ruins at St John the Baptist church in Chester, Cheshire, in August 1948. A man sits on a bench by the ruins near Grosvenor Park

Lechlade Halfpenny Bridge, September 1948
A GWR Publicity view of the Halfpenny Bridge over the River Thames in Lechlade (Lechlade-on-Thames), near the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, September 1948

Lechlade, Gloucestershire, September 1948
A GWR Publicity view of Lechlade (Lechlade-on-Thames), near the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, September 1948. A herd of cows are grazing in a meadow with the River Thames flowing before them

Cricklade, September 1948
A view looking north up the high street in Cricklade. The building in the centre is the White Hart Hotel. It has been open since the late 1500s

Bristol Castle, No 7013
This image shows Castle Class locomotive No.7013, Bristol Castle in the locomotive sheds at Swindon Works. Bristol Castle was built in July 1948 and withdrawn from service in September 1964

Morrab Gardens, Penzance, c. 1948
A GWR publicity view of the subtropical Morrab Gardens in Penzance, Cornwall, taken c.1948 and showing palm trees

Windsor Station, 1948
A view showing a pair of GWR company dray horses stood outside Queen Victorias royal waiting room at Windsor Station, Berkshire in 1948

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