Seaside Gallery

GWR Publication, Through the Window, 1927

The GWR tourist guide, Through the Window, was first published in 1924. The guide was a travel companion for passengers on trains between London Paddington and Penzance, Birkenhead and Killarny. It provided comprehensive information on what could be viewed from the train window. This book, for between Paddington and Penzance, shows St Michael's Mount on the front cover

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Barry Island, Glamorgan, Wales, August 1927

View of Barry Island beach and Whitmore Bay, Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales, summer 1927. The beach is filled with holidaymakers enjoying the sunshine and lounging in deckchairs. A group of boys are sitting on a wooden wheeled boarding ramp for small boats which is laying up on the upper part of the beach. There is a Punch and Judy stand in the distance and donkey rides

Teignmouth, East Beach, August 1950

A GWR publicity view of the town beach at the seaside town of Teignmouth in Devon. Taken in August 1950 from the sand of the beach, this image shows holidaymakers sitting in deckchairs enjoying the summer sunshine while young families play in the sea. The coastal cliffs of the north east of Teignmouth can be seen in the distance

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