Itinerary sheet for Great Eastern Railway Outing, 1907

Itinerary sheet for Great Eastern Railway, Mineral Manager's Office 6th Annual Outing to Bonchurch, Isle of Wight. Highly decorated, hand drawn and photostatted, 31 May/1 June 1907.

The railways made it much easier to travel for work or leisure.

These leaflets from the early twentieth century show an annual leisure event put on for the workers in the Great Eastern Railway Mineral Office. They were made by hand and copied to be distributed among the workers. The level of detail and care in the leaflets suggest this was a much anticipated event in the workers' year.

The cover shows various scenes of men at work, followed by a group of men celebrating at the seaside. The back shows an image of picks and a shovel, along with the phrase 'coal omnia vincit'- which translates to 'coal conquers all'. The inside features a programme of events and a food menu.