Images Dated 2021 February

The Banjo Pier at Looe, Cornwall, c.1930

A GWR publicity view of the Banjo Pier at Looe in Cornwall, c.1930. The pier was the first of its type built in the world and is so called because it looks like a banjo from above. It separates East Looe Beach from the busy Looe River

© STEAM Museum of the GWR

1930, 1930s, Banjo Pier, Banjo Quay, Coast, Coastal, East Looe Beach, Looe, Pier, Quay, Town

Logan Rock, Cornwall, June 1946

A GWR publicity view of Logan Rock near Treen in Cornwall, June 1946. The rock is naturally balanced and weighs 65 tons. It has its own local legend which attracts tourists to the area.
The image was taken to publicise rambling using the GWR network along the Cornish Riviera

© STEAM Museum of the GWR

1940s, 1946, Cornwall, June, Logan Rock, Ramble, Rambling, Rock, Summer

Towednack near St Ives from Trendrine Hill, June 1946

A 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.
Towednack church can be seen among the village's buildings

© STEAM Museum of the GWR

1940s, 1946, Cornwall, June, Ramble, Rambling, St Ives, Summer, Towednack, Trendine Hill, Village