Images Dated

Swindon Works Map, c.1940s

Swindon Works Map, c.1940s, showing the growth of the GWR Works in Swindon between 1846 and the 1940s. The sheer volume of workshops and sidings can be seen in fascinating detail

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1800s, 1840s, 1846, 1900s, 1940s, Factory, Map, Plan, Railway, Sidings, Swindon Works, Vintage, Wiltshire, Workshops

Eastgate Street, Chester, c1890s

This image comes from a Photochrom carriage print used by the Great Western Railway in the late 1800s. The picture shows a view of the historic timber-frame buildings in the centre of Chester, along Eastgate Street

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1890s, 19th Century, Architecture, Carriage Print, Cheshire, Chester, Eastgate Street, Photochrom, Publicity, The Rows, Timber Frame, Victorian

GWR Coat of Arms

The Great Western Railway Coat of Arms, also known as the Garter Crest. A garter can be seen surrounding the original coat of arms which contained the city shields for London (left) and Bristol (right). The Garter Crest was used on GWR vehicles from the late 1800s through to about 1912

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Bristol, Coat Of Arms, Crest, Garter Crest, London, Shield