Publicity Gallery

St Ives Station, Porthminster Beach and Pitch & Putt, c.1950s

A view of St Ives Station, Porthminster Beach and the Pitch & Putt at St Ives, Cornwall, c.1950s.
The station opened in 1877 and is the terminus for the line from St Erth a few miles away bringing in thousands of holidaymakers via the railway

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Beach, Cornwall, Porthminster Beach, Publicity, St Ives, St Ives Station, Station, Tourism

Chalford, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, June 1937

A GWR Publicity view of Chalford, in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, June 1937. With the distinctive pattern of settlements in the Frome Valley, this large village near Stroud is filled with whitewashed cottages and small mill buildings that provided the area with a thriving cloth industry

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1930s, 1937, Chalford, Cotswolds, Cottage, Frome Valley, Gloucestershire, June, Mill, Publicity, Spring, Stroud, Summer, Village

Winter in the West publicity guide, 1933

This publicity brochure was produced by the GWR in 1933. It was designed by Leonard Cusden and used to promote winter holiday destinations. By the 1930s the GWR were using strong stylised images in their promotional campaigns. Exotic imagery was popular amongst Art Deco designers. The pier in the background of this image is reminiscent of a Chinese pagoda with the surrounding black trees adding a touch of the Orient

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