Cheltenham Collection

Poster for Cheltenham Races, 1936
Advertising Poster for Cheltenham Races, 1936. This poster shows the way that the Publicity Department used events such as race meetings to encourage the public to travel by train

Cheltenham Spa St James turntable, 1933
Duke Class locomotive, number 3261, sits on the turntable at Cheltenham St James station, Gloucestershire, 1933. The station was the end of the line so the turntable helped move the locomotives in

Cheltenham Racecourse Station, Gloucestershire, c. 1960
A view of Cheltenham Racecourse station in Gloucestershire, c.1960. The station opened in 1912 to serve the racecourse and its famous Gold Cup on race days only

Cheltenham Spa (St James), 1951
A view of Cheltenham Spa St James station, in Gloucestershire, 1951, decorated with bunting to celebrate the Cheltenham Music Festival

Cheltenham South and Leckhampton Station, Gloucestershire, c. 1950s
A view of Cheltenham South and Leckhampton Station in Gloucestershire, c.1950s, showing the small brick-built station building

Cheltenham Spa (Malvern Road), Gloucestershire, c. 1950s
A view of Cheltenham Spa (Malvern Road) station in Gloucestershire, c.1950s. Cheltenham Malvern Road station opened in March 1908 and closed to local passenger services in 1960

Cheltenham Spa (Malvern Road), Gloucestershire, 2 May 1959
A view of Cheltenham Spa Malvern Road station in Gloucestershire, on 2nd May 1959. Locomotive number 31619 is passing through the station and a lone woman is walking along the platform

Cheltenham Spa (St James), Gloucestershire, c. 1950s
A view of the station facade at Cheltenham Spa (St James), Gloucestershire, c.1950s. The station was built in 1894 replacing another nearby station in Cheltenham

Loco No. 7338, at Cheltenham
Locomotive number 7338 (formerly 9316) travelling along the line at Cheltenham on 4th August 1958. The different lines of track and a signal box can be seen

Pittville Park, Cheltenham, c. 1952
A GWR Publicity view of landscaped gardens in Cheltenham, believed to be Pittville Park, Gloucestershire, c.1952. A quiet boating lake is surrounded by weeping willows and other ornamental trees

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

Christmas card celebrating the record run of the Cheltenham Flyer, 1932
This card, sent for Christmas 1932, celebrates the Worlds Fastest Train. On 12th September 1932 a GWR train hauled by locomotive Montgomery Castle broke the speed record

Stanway House, Gloucestershire, June 1930
A GWR Publicity view of Stanway House, near Toddington in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire in June 1930. The grand stone gatehouse of this Jacobean manor house stands just off the Cotswold Way

Exterior view of passenger carriage No. 8013
A view of First Class passenger carriage No. 8013, built in October 1925. The destination board for Paddington, Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa is on the roof

Cheltenham Spa (Lansdown), Gloucestershire, 1966
A view of the facade of Cheltenham Spa Lansdown station, Gloucestershire, in 1966. The station opened in 1840 and was renamed Cheltenham Spa (Lansdown) in 1925

Cheltenham Spa (Lansdown), 1951
A view of Cheltenham Spa (Lansdown) station, Gloucestershire, decorated to celebrate the Festival of Britain in 1951. The colonnaded facade of the station was designed by architect Samuel Daukes

Cheltenham Spa (Lansdown), Gloucestershire, c. 1940s
A view of Cheltenham Spa Lansdown station, Gloucestershire, c.1940s, showing the platforms and waiting rooms. The station opened in 1840 and was renamed Cheltenham Spa (Lansdown) in 1925

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