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New Swindon, 1847Lithograph of New Swindon in 1847 with broad gauge locomotive, Fire Brand, in foreground. Swindon Works can be seen to the right on the image, with the Railway Village to the left
Mechanics Institute Theatre, c1931View of the theatre and main stage. This shot was taken after the theatre was destroyed by a fire in 1930. The arch around the stage was rebuilt in an art deco style
New Swindon, c1860This early view of Swindon looking north shows the Works and the Railway Village in their infancy. St Marks Church can clearly be seen just behind the newly laid out park
Mechanics Institute Luncheon, July 1908This luncheon was held in the Reading Room of the Mechanics Institute. George Jackson Churchward, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GWR
Mechanics Institute, 1933This 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
Medical Fund Society Dental Surgery, 1947The dental rooms were situated on the first floor of the Milton Road building. The Medical Fund Society in Milton Road housed swimming baths, Turkish and Russian Baths, a dispensary and a dentist
Chalford, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, June 1937A GWR Publicity view of Chalford, in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, June 1937. With the distinctive pattern of settlements in the Frome Valley
Polruan, Cornwall, May 1949View of the Cornish fishing village Polruan, May 1949. The Polruan-Fowey ferry landing can be seen in the image and a number of small fishing boats are moored up in the Fowey Estuary
Mechanics Institute Band, c1900The Mechanics Institute provided a huge social and educational facility for GWR employees and their families. Musical performances were a big part of this
Medical Fund Dispensary Waiting Room, c1910The Medical Fund Society in Milton Road housed swimming baths, Turkish and Russian Baths, a dispensary and a dentist. It was built in 1892
Medical Fund Dispensary, 1947This large dispensary was sitauted on theground floor of the Milton Road building. The prescriptions were handed out through hatches to people in the waiting rooms adjacent
Medical Fund Hospital, c1910The Medical Fund Hospital was established in 1871. The central part of the building was originally the XI Wiltshire Volunteer Rifle Corps armoury. This contained the operating theatre and ward
Greve de Lecq, Jersey, c. 1930sA 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
Towednack near St Ives from Trendrine Hill, June 1946A GWR publicity view of the village of Towednack near St Ives in Cornwall from Trendrine Hill. The image was taken in June 1946 to publicise rambling using the GWR network along the Cornish Riviera
Stogursey Church, SomersetA GWR Publicity view of the interior of St Andrews Church in the village of Stogursey in Somerset. The church has a long history dating back to the 12th century
Church Street in Stogursey, SomersetA GWR Publicity view of Church Street and St Andrews Church in the village of Stogursey, Somerset, c.1930
Stowey Court at Nether Stowey, SomersetA GWR Publicity view of the gazebo and curtain wall of Stowey Court in the village of Nether Stowey in Somerset, c.1930. The 19th century listed structure is still visible from the A39 near
Wookey Hole Village, SomersetA GWR Publicity view of Wookey Hole Village on the outskirts of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, c.1920s-30s
Steventon, Oxfordshire, June 1928A GWR Publicity view of the picturesque village of Steventon in Oxfordshire, June 1928. A row of pretty villas and cottages line the road opposite an avenue of trees
Sennen Cove, Cornwall, c. 1910A GWR Publicity view of Sennen Cove (Porth Senan), near Lands End, Cornwall, c.1910. The pale sand of Sennen Beach stretches into the distance as the coastline curves round to form a quiet Cornish
Lulworth Cove, Dorset, c. 1930A view looking over the duck pond in Lulworth Cove. The cove is a popular tourist destination on the Jurassic Coast
Padstow Harbour, Cornwall, 1927Atmospheric view of Padstow Harbour, Cornwall, August 1927. The tide is out and a number of rowing boats and small fishing vessels are moored up on the bed of the harbour
Menheniot, Cornwall, May 1949View 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
Liskeard, Cornwall, May 1949View of the Cornish town of Liskeard, May 1949. St Martins church overlooks the streets of houses below and a row of allotments
Coverack, CornwallPicturesque 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
Cadgwith, Cornwall, c. 1920sView of the village of Cadgwith, Cornwall, c.1920s. The beach is just visible behind a number of cottages and boat shed buildings
Falmouth, Cornwall, 1928A view of Falmouth from Flushing, Cornwall, August 1928. The harbour is teeming with small boats and sailing yachts as the Cornish summer is at its height
Luxulyan Village, Cornwall, August 1928A GWR publicity view of the village of Luxulyan near St Austell in Cornwall taken in August 1928. This image shows the tower of the Luxulyan St Cyriacus & St Julitta Church
La Greve de Lecq, Jersey, August 1934A GWR publicity view of La Greve de Lecq on the northern coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands, August 1934. This image shows the beach with holidaymakers enjoying the summer weather; deckchairs
La Rocque, Jersey, June 1925A GWR publicity view of La Rocque on the south-eastern coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands, taken in June 1925. This image shows the harbour
St Marys Church, Chewton Mendip, SomersetA GWR Publicity view of St Mary Magdalene Church in the village of Chewton Mendip on the outskirts of the Mendip Hills in Somerset
St Etheldredas Church at West Quantoxhead, SomersetA GWR Publicity view of St Etheldredas Church at the village of West Quantoxhead in the Quantock Hills, Somerset, c.1930
Kilve Church, SomersetA GWR Publicity view of The Blessed Virgin Marys Church at the village of Kilve, in the Quantock Hills of Somerset, c.1930s
Allerford, Somerset, September 1934A 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
Selworthy Green, SomersetA GWR Publicity view of the picturesque village of Selworthy Green, near Minehead in Somerset, c.1927. Selworthy is located in Exmoor National Park and is well-known for its thatched cottages
Triscombe in the Quantock Hills, SomersetA GWR Publicity view of the village of Triscombe in the Quantocks in Somerset, c.1930. Thatched cottages with white washed walls are nestled amongst the hills
Crowcombe Church (interior), SomersetA GWR Publicity interior view of The Church of the Holy Ghost, Crowcombe in the Quantock Hills of Somerset, c.1920s. The church is Grade I listed and lies on the site of a Saxon church
Porlock near Minehead, August 1950A GWR Publicity view of the coastal village of Porlock near Minehead in Somerset, August 1950. A couple of women sit on a bench beside the white washed walls of The Ship Inn in this popular village
Clovelly, August 1929A view looking west from the harbour wall at Clovelly, North Devon. The tide is out and boats are left resting on the shoreline. The picturesque village rises up a steep hill at the back of the beach
Crowcombe Church, SomersetA GWR Publicity interior view of The Church of the Holy Ghost, Crowcombe in the Quantock Hills of Somerset, c.1920s. The church is Grade I listed and lies on the site of a Saxon church
Crowcombe Church, Somerset, c. 1920sA GWR Publicity view of The Church of the Holy Ghost, Crowcombe in the Quantock Hills of Somerset, c.1920s. The church is Grade I listed and lies on the site of a Saxon church
The Green at Priddy, near Wells, SomersetA GWR Publicity view of the historic Green at Priddy in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, c.1920s. The village is near Wells and a settlement has existed there since the Neolithic period
Pendine, Glamorgan, September 1924A GWR Publicity view of the village of Pendine on the Carmarthenshire border with Glamorgan, South Wales in September 1924
Didbrook Church, Cotswolds, June 1937A GWR Publicity view of the parish church in the village of Didbrook in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, June 1937. St Georges Church dates from the 13th century
Steventon Parish Church, June 1928A GWR Publicity view of Steventon Parish Church (St Michael and All Angels), near Abingdon and Didcot, Oxfordshire in June 1928
Fowey, Cornwall, c. 1930A GWR Publicity view of Fowey, Cornwall, c.1930. A man is rowing his small boat up the Fowey River towards one of the landings where many vessels are moored up
Zennor, Cornwall, August 1928A GWR Publicity view of Zennor Cove, near St. Ives, Cornwall in August 1928. The rugged Cornish coastline stretches into the distance
Sennen Cove and Whitesand Bay, CornwallA GWR Publicity view of Sennen Cove, near Lands End in Cornwall in the early 20th century. This picturesque Cornish village clings to the coastline while Sennen Beach is quiet in the sunshine
Pentewan, Cornwall 1928A picturesque view of the Cornish village of Pentewan, September 1928 showing views of the sea and coast
Pentewan, Cornwall, September 1928Picturesque view of the Quay at Pentewan, Cornwall, September 1928. A row of ivy covered cottages line a pond with white ducks on its surface
Coverack, Cornwall, July 1923View of the village of Coverack, Cornwall in summer 1923. The water in the bay is like glass and reflects some of the cottages on the hill
Coverack, Cornwall, c. 1920sView of the village of Coverack, Cornwall in the early 20th century. The garden of a cottage overlooks the bay and the beach
Flushing, Cornwall, 1924A view of the picturesque village of Flushing, Cornwall across the Penryn River from Falmouth in 1924. There are small rowing and sailing boats out on the water
Blisland, Cornwall, 1937A view of Blisland, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall in July 1937, looking west to Churchtown Mews and showing the edge of the village green and Blisland Inn
St Agnes, Cornwall, c. 1938An overview of St Agnes on the northern coast of Cornwall, c.1938. The beach at Trevaunance Cove and the cliffs of the St Agnes Heritage Coast can be seen beyond the village
Porthgwarra Beach and Village, CornwallThis photograph was taken in 1924 and shows the Cornish village of Porthgwarra and its beach with small boats dragged up onto the rocks. Many of the same buildings can be seen in the village today
A Typical Cornish Fishing Town, 1924This illustration of A Typical Cornish Fishing Town comes from a souvenir booklet produced by the GWR to coincide with the 1924 British Empire Exhibition
St Erth Praze, Cornwall, June 1946A GWR publicity view of the village of St Erth Praze near St Ives in Cornwall, taken in June 1946. The image was taken to publicise rambling using the GWR network along the Cornish Riviera
Mousehole, Cornwall, c. 1938A GWR publicity view of the fishing village, Mousehole in Cornwall, c.1938, showing the harbour in the centre of the image
Across the Bay at St Mawes, Cornwall, September 1937A GWR publicity view of the village of St Mawes in Cornwall taken from across the bay in September 1937. A family with a small boat is enjoying themselves on the shoreline
Along the Quay at St Mawes, Cornwall, September 1930A GWR publicity view taken along the quay at St Mawes in Cornwall, September 1930, with palm trees and thatched cottages lining the sea road
St Mawes from across the bay, September 1930A GWR publicity view of the village of St Mawes in Cornwall taken in September 1930 from across the bay
St Mawes Village, Cornwall, September 1930A GWR publicity view of the village of St Mawes in Cornwall, taken in September 1930. A group of people are walking up a hill lined with white washed cottages on the side
St Mawes from the Castle, Cornwall, August 1928A GWR publicity view of the coastal village of St Mawes in Cornwall, taken in August 1928 from St Mawes Castle
St Mawes Harbour, Cornwall, August 1928A GWR publicity view of the village of St Mawes in Cornwall in August 1928, showing a number of small boats moored up in the harbour
St Mawes, Cornwall, August 1928A GWR publicity view of Summers Beach at the village of St Mawes in Cornwall in August 1928. The image shows several small boats moored up in the harbour
The Harbour at St Mawes, Cornwall, 1924A GWR publicity view of the harbour at St Mawes in Cornwall in 1924, showing a family walking along the quay
Rozel Bay, Jersey, June 1925A GWR publicity view of the village of Rozel and its bay on the northern coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands, June 1925
La Greve de Lecq, Jersey, June 1925A GWR publicity view of La Greve de Lecq on the northern coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands, June 1925. This image shows the village and the beach
Grouville Valley, Jersey, June 1925A GWR publicity view of Grouville Valley off the eastern coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands, June 1925. Among the villages in this area lies Gorey
Priddy Church, SomersetA GWR Publicity view of the Church of St Lawrence in the village of Priddy, near Wells in Somerset, c.1920s. The Grade I listed church dates from the 13th century
Stoke Poges Church, BuckinghamshireA GWR Publicity view of St Giles Church in the village of Stoke Poges, near Slough, Buckinghamshire. The poet Thomas Gray was believed to have written his Elegy written in a Country Churchyard here
Stanway House, Gloucestershire, June 1930A GWR Publicity view of Stanway House, near Toddington in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire in June 1930. The grand stone gatehouse of this Jacobean manor house stands just off the Cotswold Way
Swindon Engineering Society offices in Emlyn Square, 1929The offices were on the corner of Emlyn Square and Oxford Street. W J Knees the newsagent can be seen to the left of the image
Church Place, Swindon, 1927This house belonged to C B Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer at Swindon. He was a very private man, hence the high privet hedge surrounding the cottage
Mechanics Institute, c1891This view of the Mechanics Institute shows the now demolished octagonal covered market. The Institute provided a library, theatre and games rooms for GWR employees and their families
Mechanics Institute Reference Library, 1931The Library was an important part of the Mechanics Institute. It provided the local community with a wide range of fiction and non-fiction publications
Mechanics Institute Reading Room, c1930sThis Reading Room was located in the new 1891-93 extension. It provided daily newspapers and journals to read on site. The Institute provided a library
Mechanics Institute, 1938This view of the Mechanics Institute shows the extension of 1891-93. The fly tower belonging to the theatre can clearly be seen. This was built when a fire destroyed the old stage in December 1930
Mechanics Institute, c1910This view of the Mechanics Institute shows the extension of 1891-93. The Institute provided a library, theatre and games rooms for GWR employees and their families
Mechanics Institute, c1880sThis view shows the orignal Mechanics Institute building. Built in a gothic style the Institute would have been an imposing building in the Railway Village
Medical Fund Dispensary Waiting Room, Milton Road, 1920Note the male and female segregation in this image. The Medical Fund Society in Milton Road housed swimming baths, Turkish and Russian Baths, a dispensary and a dentist. It was built in 1892
Medical Fund Society, Milton Road, c1910The Medical Fund Society in Milton Road housed swimming baths, Turkish and Russian Baths, a dispensary and a dentist. It was built in 1892
Construction of Medical Fund Society, Milton Road, c1891The Medical Fund Society in Milton Road housed swimming baths, Turkish and Russian Baths, a dispensary and a dentist. It was finally completed in 1892
