Itinerary sheets for Great Eastern Railway Outing, 1910

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 the coast, including a pier, a moon with a face, and fish leaping from the ocean. Most notably it shows depictions of 12 men's faces (presumably the members of the Mineral Office) streaking through the night sky like a meteor; bystanders on the bottom right corner can be seen pointing and marvelling at the sight. Inside there is a timetable of scheduled events along with humorous illustrations. The illustrations include: a cannon firing a train, a depiction of the Battle of Hastings and a man sleeping soundly.

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 the coast, including a pier, a moon with a face, and fish leaping from the ocean. Most notably it shows depictions of 12 men's faces (presumably the members of the Mineral Office) streaking through the night sky like a meteor; bystanders on the bottom right corner can be seen pointing and marvelling at the sight. Inside there is a timetable of scheduled events along with humorous illustrations. The illustrations include: a cannon firing a train, a depiction of the Battle of Hastings and a man sleeping soundly.