September Gallery

Bideford, Devon, September 1934

A GWR publicity view of the port town of Bideford in Devon, taken September 1934. This image shows the Old Bideford Long Bridge on the left and the River Torridge running through the town. The bridge was first built c.1280 on the estuary, connecting the two sides of the busy coastal port. Two ships can be seen in this photograph docked at the quay on the far side of the river.
Bideford is home to the Bideford Railway Heritage Centre

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Teignmouth from Shaldon, Devon, September 1933

A GWR publicity view of the seaside town of Teignmouth in Devon, showing the estuary, beaches, town and pier. This image was taken in September 1933 from the Shaldon Botanical Gardens on the southern side of the River Teign estuary. The Homeyard Gardens (as they are otherwise known) are seen here in an undeveloped state as they were only planted a few years prior to the photograph having been taken

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Allerford, Somerset, September 1934

A GWR Publicity view of the village of Allerford in Somerset, September 1934. Allerford is located near the coast in Exmoor National Park, between Porlock and Minehead. A man on a horse is riding up towards the A39 road - behind him is the Allerford stone packhorse bridge over the River Aller. The West Somerset Rural Life Museum and Victorian School lies just around the corner

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