Images Dated 2019

Chipping Norton Station, Oxfordshire, c.1920s

A general view of Chipping Norton Station in Oxfordshire, c.1920s, showing the station buildings and the lattice metal footbridge linking the platforms. The station opened in 1855 and closed in December 1962. The engine shed at Chipping Norton closed in 1922 and was finally demolished in 1947

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1920s, Chipping Norton, Footbridge, Lattice Footbridge, Oxfordshire, Platform, Railway, Station

GWR Milnes-Daimler omnibus, 1904

The bus is pictured at Mullion, between Helston and The Lizard. This was the route of the first GWR bus service which began in 1903. The roads in Cornwall were very poor at this time and during 1904 this route had to close for a short time to steam roller the road

1900s, 1903, Bus, Cornwall, Edwardian, Helston, Milnes Daimler, Mullion, Omnibus, Road Motor, The Lizard

Bude town from Summerleaze Crescent, 1923

View of Bude town from Summerleaze Crescent in the sunshine in 1923. A lone woman walks down the path past a large building (now Adventure International) on her way into town. The stone bridge on the right is now part of the South West Coast Path. The Bude Methodist Church can be seen on the far right of the image

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