Images Dated 2020

The River Wye at Kerne Bridge, Herefordshire

A GWR Publicity view of Kerne Bridge and the River Wye in Herefordshire, c.1930. The bridge was built in 1828 and is now Grade II listed. There was a single-track railway bridge nearby that connected Ross-on-Wye and Monmouth until the 1960s

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1930s, Bridge, Herefordshire, Kerne Bridge, River, River Wye, Ross And Monmouth Railway

GWR Publication, Through the Window, 1927

The GWR tourist guide, Through the Window, was first published in 1924. The guide was a travel companion for passengers on trains between London Paddington and Penzance, Birkenhead and Killarny. It provided comprehensive information on what could be viewed from the train window. This book, for between Paddington and Penzance, shows St Michael's Mount on the front cover

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Portelet Beach, Jersey, June 1925

A GWR publicity view of Portelet Beach on the south coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands. This image was taken in June 1925 from the sand and shows Portlet Tower, a Martello tower built during the Napoleonic wars in 1808 on the tidal island L'ile au Guerdain. Holidaymakers are strolling along the beach in the sunshine

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