1930s Gallery

Quick Lunch and Snack Bar at Paddington Station, 1936

An interior view of Paddington station showing a busy snack bar, which probably opened soon after the modernisation of the station in the 1930s. The GWR roundel logo adorns the top of the doorway while a number of stylishly dressed passengers are sitting around the bar on stools enjoying a range of food and drink

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The Peak District for Picture Makers, MR poster, 1930s

Poster produced for Midland Railway (MR) promoting train services to the Peak District, which is promoted as an ideal destination for artists and especially photographers. The poster shows an elegant woman in a striped dress in the sunny countryside holding a bellows camera looking towards two children carrying a picnic basket up the hill. The setting is specified as Miller's Dale, a picturesque area with green rolling hills, trees and a waterfall. Artwork by Charles E Turner

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Cheltenham Flyer at Didcot Station, Oxfordshire, c.1930s

A view of the Cheltenham Flyer passing through Didcot station in Oxfordshire, c.1930s. At the time when this photograph was taken the Cheltenham Spa Express and the GWR were competing with other railway companies for the title of the fastest train. Didcot station opened in June 1844 and was renamed Didcot Parkway in July 1985

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