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Motor Car Collection

Background imageMotor Car Collection: Taxi Rank at Paddington Station, 1934

Taxi Rank at Paddington Station, 1934
This images shows the busy taxi rank at Paddington Station in 1934. Over 20 taxis are waiting along this stretch. By the 1930s most taxis were motor vehicles

Background imageMotor Car Collection: Departure side at Paddington Station, c. 1920

Departure side at Paddington Station, c. 1920
Motor cars enter the departure side of Paddington Station, just adjacent to Eastbourne Terrace, London. This image was taken in about 1920 and shows the streets filled with motor vehicles

Background imageMotor Car Collection: Coverack, Cornwall

Coverack, Cornwall
Picturesque view of Coverack, Cornwall in the early 20th century. A couple of motor cars make their way up the quiet road past thatched cottages overlooking the rocky beach

Background imageMotor Car Collection: Exmouth from Orcombe Point, Devon, July 1936

Exmouth from Orcombe Point, Devon, July 1936
A GWR publicity view of the seaside town of Exmouth from Orcombe Point to the south east, in Devon, July 1936. Exmouth Beach stretches out along the coastline

Background imageMotor Car Collection: Pinnacle Rock, near L Etacq at St Ouens Bay, Jersey

Pinnacle Rock, near L Etacq at St Ouens Bay, Jersey
A GWR publicity view of Pinnacle Rock near L Etacq at the northern end of St Ouens Bay on Jersey in the Channel Islands. This image was taken in June 1925 and shows one motor car

Background imageMotor Car Collection: Burrington Combe Limestone Gorge, Somerset

Burrington Combe Limestone Gorge, Somerset
A GWR Publicity view of Burrington Combe in Somerset, c.1930. A lone early 20th century motor car is parked on the side of the road going this quiet limestone gorge on the northern side of the Mendip

Background imageMotor Car Collection: Burrington Combe, Mendip Hills, Somerset

Burrington Combe, Mendip Hills, Somerset
A GWR Publicity view of Burrington Combe in Somerset, c.1930. A lone early 20th century motor car is driving through this quiet limestone gorge on the northern side of the Mendip Hills in summer

Background imageMotor Car Collection: Looe Quay, Cornwall, c. 1930

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

Background imageMotor Car Collection: Paddington Goods Depot, c. 1930

Paddington Goods Depot, c. 1930
A rather crowded scene showing the goods depot at Paddington station in London, c.1930; with a mixture of motorised and horse drawn vehicles laiden with all kinds of goods


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