Search our collection | Science Museum Group Collection

To the Continent by the Harwich Steamer

Library Collections

1914

Travel Guide, London Midland & Scottish Railway, "Mile by Mile on the LMS", by S N Pike MBE, 1948, route map & description, cost new 2 shillings, 40 pages, soft cover with illustration by Gordon Randall.

travel guide - mile by mile on the lms

Library Collections

1948

Travel Guide, London Midland & Scottish Railway, "The Track of the Twenty Fives. London (St. Pancras) to Manchester (Central)", by 'RMH', c. 1930, palces to see en route, cost new 1 shilling, 51 pages, soft cover with illustration by Norman Wilkinson.

travel guide - the track of the twenty fives

Library Collections

1930

Travel Guide, "Southern Schools", c1925, incorporating information about private schools in the South, 320 pages, soft cover, sticker inside marked "Ex Libris Robert Hope, A.j.Coombes Bookseller, Surrey".

travel guide - southern schools

Library Collections

1925

Travel Guide, London & North Western Railway, "Shap Wells, Shap & Haweswater", c. 1900, 23 pages, soft cover.

travel guide - shap wells shap & haweswater

Library Collections

1900

Travel Guide, Great Northern Railway, "Seaside Farmhouses, Country Lodgings & Hotels", 1897, list of places to stay, 52 pages, soft cover.

travel guide - seaside farmhouses country lodgings & hotels

Library Collections

1897

Travel guide, London & South Western Railway, Fair Normandy's Enchanting Shore - Reached By London & South Western Railway Company's Steamers From Southampton, giving details of resorts in Normandy, with photographs, 24 pages.

Fair Normandy's Enchanting Shore

Library Collections

1914

Travel guide, Ilfracombe - the holiday magnet of Lovely Devon - the best route by London & South Western Railway, with details of services, routes and places to visit.

Ilfracombe - The Holiday Magnet of Lovely Devon

Library Collections

1913

Travel Guide, Great Western Railway, "Rambles in Shakespeare Land & The Cotswolds", by Hugh E Page, 1938, 20 individual walks with maps & map at back, cost new 6d, 120 pages, soft cover depicting thatched cottage, illustration by Chas Mayo, inscribed 'White Lion, Winchcombe' in pencil.

travel guide - rambles in shakespeare land & the cotswolds

Library Collections

1938

Travel Guide, Lancashire & Yorkshire and North Eastern Railway, "Improved Services between The North of England and Luxemburg", 1913, incorporating timetable and information, 32 pages, soft cover.

travel guide - improved services between the north of england and luxemburg

Library Collections

1913

Travel Guide, "The Glories of The Thames", places to visit & photographs, Great Western Railway, 1923, 49 pages, soft cover.

travel guide - the glories of the thames

Library Collections

1923

Travel Guide, Southern Railway, Hints for Holidays, 1947.

Hints for Holidays 1947

Library Collections

1947

Travel guide, Great Western Railway "Through the Window - Paddington to Birkenhead", including things to see en route, 93 pages, soft cover, depicts church on hill.

travel guide - through the window paddington to birkenhead

Library Collections

1930

Leaflet entitled "London & South Western Railway - Places of Interest and Health Resorts including Channel Islands, Isle of Wight and the South of England" published with the authority of London & South Western Railway by J Schottenfels & Co Wiesbaden ( printed in English and German), 242 pages.

London & South Western Railway Places of Interest & Health Resorts

Library Collections

1902

Pamphlet, travel guide, Great Western Railway, The Line to Legend Land No 1 - The Mermaid of Zennor, by Lyonesse, illustrated by C Baker, printed by Spottiswoode Ballantyne & Co Ltd, 1922, containing legend and map, 4 pages, soft cover, one of a series of 12.

The Line to Legend Land - The Mermaid of Zennor

Library Collections

1922

Travel guide, Great Eastern Railway, In London's Woodland, by Percy Lindley, 1914, 20 pages.

In London's Woodland

Library Collections

1914

Travel Guide, Great Western Railway, "Golf Courses on the GWR", by the 'Superintendent of the Line', about 1929, lists clubs, stations & details of courses, 72 pages, soft cover depicting golfer.

travel guide - golf courses on the Great Western Railway

Library Collections

1929, about

Guidebook, North Western Railway, Lancaster and Carlisle, Caledonian, and Edinburgh and Glasgow Railways by George Measom, 1859.

the official illustrated guide to the north western railway and to the lancaster and carlisle, caledonian, and edinburgh and glasgow railways

Library Collections

1859

Travel Guide, London & North Western Railway, "Tourist Guide", 1879, incorporating timetable and information, cost 1d, 32 pages, soft cover.

travel guide - tourist guide

Library Collections

1879

Travel guide,Great Western Railway "The Cotswold Country", includes places to visit and map, 54 pages, soft cover, depicts rural village.

travel guide - the cotswold country

Library Collections

1936

Travel Guide, London & North Eastern Railway, "On Either Side. Depicting & Describing Features of Interest to be seen from the train between London (Kings Cross) & Edinburgh (Waverley), 1935, 72 pages, soft cover, cover illustration of Forth Bridge by Bryan de Girneau.

travel guide - on either side

Library Collections

1935

Travel Guide, London & North Eastern Railway, "Notes for American Visitors", 1924, places & buildings to visit, 33 pages, soft cover with an illustration by 'F L'. Dimensions: 7.874 x 5.9055 in.; 200 x 150 mm

LNER travel guide 'Notes for American Visitors', 1924

Library Collections

1924

Travel Guide, London & North Eastern Railway, "Fifeshire & Forfarshire", c. 1930, places & buildings to visit with map, 23 pages, soft cover with illustration by 'F L', [enclosed is a blank sheet of Old Waverley Hotel writing paper 200x130 mm].

travel guide - fifeshire & forfarshire

Library Collections

1930

Travel Guide, North Eastern Railway, Pictorial Guide To North Eastern England including Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmoreland, Durham & Yorkshire, illustrated, with map of the NER system.

Pictorial Guide to North Eastern England

Library Collections

1903

Travel Guide, Great Western Railway, "Rambles & Walking Tours in South Devon", by Hugh E Page, 1939, 20 individual walks with map at back, cost new 6d, 143 pages, soft cover depicting couple rambling.

travel guide - rambles and walking tours in south devon

Library Collections

1939

Travel Guide, "Somerset Ways", places to visit and a map, title cover depicts a village, 1928, Great Western Railway, soft cover.

travel guide - somerset ways

Library Collections

1928

Travel Guide, "Rambles in The Chiltern Country", 25 walks with illustrations & maps, by Hugh E Page, cover depicts two pairs of legs, 1937, Great Western Railway, 111 pages, soft cover, pencil inscription of places to stay on inside cover.

travel guide - rambles in the chiltern country

Library Collections

1937

Travel Guide, London & North Eastern Railway, "Walking & Cycling Tours in the Manchester District", Third Edition 1931, Second Impression 1935, list of tours with individual maps, 140 pages, soft cover with illustration of timbered building.

travel guide - walking & cycling tours in the manchester district

Library Collections

1935

Travel Guide, London Midland & Scottish Railway, "The Track of the Royal Scot (Part 1) London (Euston) to Carlisle", LMS Route Book No. 3, by Edmund Wilkinson, c. 1930, places to see en route, cost new 1 shilling, 76 pages, soft cover by Norman Wilkinson.

travel guide - the track of the royal scot part 1

Library Collections

1930

Travel Guide, Great Western Railway, by S P B Mais, 1934 [Third Edition], places to stay with photographs & map, 151 pages, soft cover with illustration of rural scene by 'McKK'.

travel guide - places to visit

Library Collections

1934

Travel Guide, London & North Western Railway, "Programme of Tours in North Wales", 1883, incorporating timetables and information, cost "Gratuitous Copy", 124 pages, soft cover.

travel guide - programme of tours in north wales

Library Collections

1883

Travel Guide, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, "Holiday Manual, 1915", places to stay & visit, 98 pages, soft cover with illustration of Southport.

travel guide - holiday manual 1915

Library Collections

1915

Travel Guide, North Eastern Railway, "Historic Monuments in North East England No. 4", 1914, 8 pages, soft cover with illustration of Rievaulx Abbey by F Mason.

travel guide - historic monuments in north east england no 4

Library Collections

1914

Travel Guide, London Midland & Scottish Railway, "The Wonderland of Wales. Festiniog, Snowdon & Welsh Highland Railways", 1923, suggested tours & excursions, soft cover.

travel guide - the wonderland of wales

Library Collections

1923

Travel guide, Great Eastern Railway, Company's Restaurant Service, c1914, 8 pages.

Gt Eastern Railway Company's Restaurant Car Service

Library Collections

1914

Travel Guide, Great Northern Railway, "East Coast Route to Scotland, Tourist Guide", 1879, cost new 1d, 32 pages, soft cover.

travel guide - east coast route to scotland

Library Collections

1879

Travel guide, Great Western Railway "Devon, The Lovely Land of the 'Mayflower'", includes places to visit and photographs, 25 pages, soft cover.

travel guide - devon, the lovely land of the mayflower

Library Collections

1924

Travel guide, Great Western Railway "Cardigan Bay Resorts. Aberystwyth to Pwllheli", includes places to visit and map, 46 pages, soft cover.

travel guide - cardigan bay resorts, aberystwyth to pwllheli

Library Collections

1930

Travel Guide, North Eastern Railway, "Tourist Guide to Scotland", 1879, incorporating places to visit and advertisements, cost 1d, 32 pages, soft cover.

travel guide - tourist guide to scotland

Library Collections

1879

Travel Guide, North Eastern Railway, "Historic Monuments in North East England No. 2", 1914, 8 pages, soft cover with illustration of Lindisfarne Abbey by F Mason.

travel guide - historic monuments in north east england no 2

Library Collections

1914

Travel Guide, Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland , "Connemara Achill and the West of Ireland", 1920, incorporating guide and photographs, cost 6d, 173 pages, soft cover.

travel guide - connemara achill and the west of ireland

Library Collections

1920

Travel Guide, London Midland & Scottish Railway, "LMS Route Book No. 4. The Track of The Royal Scot (Part 2) Carlisle to Glasgow (Central)", 1947, places to see en route, cost new 2s 6d, 40 pages, soft cover.

travel guide - lms route book no 4 the track of the royal scot

Library Collections

1947

Travel Guide, North Eastern Railway, "NER Tourist Guide", by John William Steel, 1896, 144 pages, hard cover, numerous notes in pencil.

travel guide - ner tourist guide

Library Collections

1896

Travel Guide, London Midland & Scottish Railway, "Guide to Cheap Fares & other Facilities", 1937, list of different types of tickets, 32 pages, soft cover.

travel guide - guide to cheap fares & other facilities

Library Collections

1937

Travel Guide, London Midland & Scottish Railway, "LMS Inclusive Holidays", 1939, arranged holidays & booking form, soft cover.

travel guide - lms inclusive holidays

Library Collections

1939

Travel Guide, Maryport & Carlisle Railway, "The "Borough" Guides. No 522", 1911, 56 pages, soft cover.

travel guide - the "borough" guides no 522

Library Collections

1911

Travel Guide, North Staffordshire Railway, "The Official Illustrated Guide to The North Staffordshire Railway", 1908, 153 pages, soft cover, inscribed 'To Aman Mosley' Signature of chairman of the NSR.

travel guide - the official illustrated guide to the north staffordshire railway

Library Collections

1908

Travel Guide, London & North Eastern Railway, "Cheap Holiday Tickets to the Continent, No. 41", 1937, list of tickets & offers to the continent - with map, 53 pages, soft cover.

travel guide - cheap holiday tickets to the continent no 41

Library Collections

1937

Travel Guide, London & North Eastern Railway, "The West Highlands", c. 1930, places & buildings to visit with map, 21 pages, soft cover with illustration by 'F L'.

travel guide - the west highlands

Library Collections

1930

Travel Guide, London & North Eastern Railway, "1931 in Great Britain & Ireland", by the Travel Association of Great Britain & Ireland, 1930, 56 pages, soft cover.

travel guide - 1931 in great britain & ireland

Library Collections

1930