July Gallery

Adlestrop Station, Gloucestershire, July 1958

A view of a deserted Adlestrop Station in Gloucestershire, July 1958. Photographed facing North towards Moreton-in-Marsh, the goods shed can be seen beyond the station building, and just behind that is the signal box.
Adlestrop station opened in 1853 on the Cotswold Line, and closed in 1966. The station building was demolished the same year, with the signal box closing the year after in 1964

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Exmouth Beach, Devon, July 1936

A GWR publicity view of Exmouth Beach in Devon, July 1936. Families and holidaymakers are enjoying themselves on the sandy beach at Exmouth, with boats at the shoreline and anchored on the water. In the distance across the water is Dawlish Warren Spit, which is now a National Nature Reserve

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1930s, 1936, Beach, Boat, Dawlish Warren, Devon, Exmouth, July, Sand, Spit, Summer

Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire, July 1935

A GWR Publicity view of Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire, July 1935. A couple of children are walking up a path away from the castle ruins. Kenilworth Castle was constructed as a fortress for the Normans and was modified over the years to become a palace to entertain powerful nobles and Elizabeth I. The castle was damaged by Parliamentarian forces in 1649 and is managed by English Heritage

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