Village Gallery

Mechanics Institute, 1933

This view of the Mechanics Institute shows the entrance to The Playhouse Theatre. The fly tower for the theatre can be seen in the centre of the building. This was built when a fire destroyed the old stage in December 1930.
The Institute provided a library, theatre and games rooms for GWR employees and their families. It was built in 1854 and stood in the heart of the Railway Village

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Greve de Lecq, Jersey, c.1930s

A GWR publicity view of La Greve de Lecq on the northern coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands, summer c.1934. This image shows the beach with holidaymakers enjoying the summer weather; sunbathing on the sand and lounging in deckchairs. The coastal cliffs can be seen in the background

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1930s, 1934, August, Beach, Channel Islands, Channel Isles, Coast, Coastal, Deck Chair, Deckchair, Greve De Leqc, Holidaymakers, Jersey, La Greve De Lacq, Sand, Summer, Village

Menheniot, Cornwall, May 1949

View of the Cornish village of Menheniot, taken on East Road, May 1949. A man walks along holding the hand of his daughter past a row of cottages. The spire of Saint Lalluwy Menheniot church can be seen poking out from behind the cottage roofs and the village school is at the end of the road

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1940s, 1949, Child, Church, Cornwall, Cottages, May, Menheniot, Saint Lalluwy, School, Spring, Summer, Village