Boat Gallery

Chester, Cheshire, 1940s

A GWR Publicity view of the River Dee at Chester, Cheshire, in the late 1940s. People are sitting on the benches and strolling along The Groves beside the banks of the river. There are boats moored up on the water's edge, and a kiosk and the Queen's Park Bridge can be seen in the distance

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1940s, Boat, Bridge, Cheshire, Chester, Kiosk, Queens Park Bridge, River, River Dee, Summer, The Groves

Looe Quay, Cornwall, c.1930

A GWR publicity view of the coastal town of Looe in Cornwall, taken looking upstream in c.1930. The church tower of The Parish of Saint Nicholas is in the bottom right of the image, with boats at the quay and harbour lining the river banks. Connecting the two sides of Looe in the background is the 1853 stone Looe Bridge. A bridge has existed at this site since 1411

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Boats near The Grand Pier at Teignmouth, Devon, September 1933

A GWR publicity view of the seaside at Teignmouth, Devon in September 1933. This image shows the east or Town Beach and was taken from the Grand Pier with lots of small boats anchored nearby. The beach is full of holidaymakers enjoying themselves while a pontoon near the shoreline is crowded with children and swimmers

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