Village Collection (page 2)

Cadgwith, Cornwall, c. 1920s
View of the village of Cadgwith, Cornwall, c.1920s. The beach is just visible behind a number of cottages and boat shed buildings

Flushing, Cornwall, 1924
A 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, 1937
A 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

Bodinnick, Cornwall, c1930s
View looking towards the River Fowey and Fowey town in the distance c.1930s. The image was taken on Hall Terrace looking down towards The Old Ferry House which is now The Old Ferry Inn

St Agnes, Cornwall, c. 1938
An 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, Cornwall
This 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, 1924
This 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 1946
A 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. 1938
A 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 1937
A 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 1930
A 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 1930
A GWR publicity view of the village of St Mawes in Cornwall taken in September 1930 from across the bay

St Mawes Village, Cornwall, September 1930
A 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 1928
A 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 1928
A 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 1928
A 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, 1924
A GWR publicity view of the harbour at St Mawes in Cornwall in 1924, showing a family walking along the quay

Rozel Bay, Jersey, June 1925
A 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 1925
A 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 1925
A 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

Crowcombe Church (interior), Somerset
A 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
A 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. 1920s
A 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

Priddy Church, Somerset
A 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, Buckinghamshire
A 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 1930
A 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, 1929
The 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, 1927
This 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, c1891
This 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, 1931
The 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, c1930s
This 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, 1938
This 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, c1910
This 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, c1880s
This 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, 1920
Note 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, c1910
The 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, c1891
The Medical Fund Society in Milton Road housed swimming baths, Turkish and Russian Baths, a dispensary and a dentist. It was finally completed in 1892

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