Southern Railway Publicity
England
Southampton Docks
A large amount of publicity was produced for Southampton Docks. A selection is shown below. Much was directed at the business user
explaining the advantages of using the docks for factories as well as transportation.
![The Port of Southampton](images/sd-portofsouthampton-lswr1921.jpg) |
![Southampton Docks - it's rise to fame](images/sd-itsrisetofame.jpg) |
![Die Eingangspforte nach Gross Britannien](images/sd-dieeingangspfortenachgb.jpg) |
![La voie d'acces en Grande-Bretagne](images/sd-lavoiedaccesengb1930a.jpg) |
1921 LSWR |
1927 |
1930 |
1930 |
![The Gateway to Great Britian](images/sd-gatewaytogb1930a.jpg) |
![Die Eingangspforte nach Gross Britannien](images/sd-dieeingangspfortenachgb1.jpg) |
![La voie d'acces en Grande-Bretagne](images/sd-lavoiedaccesengb1930b.jpg) |
![The Gateway to Great Britian](images/sd-gatewaytogb1930b.jpg) |
1930 |
1930 |
1930 |
1930 |
![Your Pleasure is our business](images/sd-pleasurebusiness.jpg) |
![The rise to fame of Southampton Docks](images/sd-risetofame.jpg) |
![Anno Domini](images/sd-annodomini.jpg)
Souvenir of the Opening of the Graving Dock |
![Programme for the opening of the New Graving Dock](images/sd-progopeninggraving.jpg)
Programme of the Opening of the Graving Dock |
1930 |
1931 |
1933 |
1933 |
![Handbook](images/sd-unknown.jpg) |
![Factory sites within Southampton Docks](images/sd-factorysites.jpg) |
![Southampton Docks - Official List](images/sd-officiallist1933aug.jpg) |
![Les Docks de Grande-Bretagne](images/sd-lesdocks.jpg) |
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1933 |
August 1933 |
May 1935 |
![Southampton-Dokke (German Guide)](images/sd-dokke.jpg) |
![Southampton Docks - Official List](images/sd-officiallist1936nov.jpg) |
![Southampton Docks - Handbook of rates and charges](images/sd-rates1936.jpg)
Handbook of rates and charges |
![Factories to let at Southampton Docks](images/sd-fs-1936.jpg) |
August 1936 Dual Language |
November 1936 |
1936 |
1936 |
![Southampton Docks - Handbook of rates and charges](images/sd-handbook-1937.jpg) |
![Southampton Docks - Official List](images/sd-officiallist1938may.jpg) |
![Southampton Docks - Official List](images/sd-centenary1.jpg) |
![Graving Dock](images/sd-graving1.jpg) |
1937 |
May 1938 |
October 1938 |
1938 |
![Distributive Area Map](images/sd-map-1938.jpg) |
![Factories to let at Southampton Docks](images/sd-factorysites1939.jpg) |
![Southampton Docks - Handbook of rates and charges](images/sd-handbook-1940.jpg) |
![Southampton Docks - Handbook of rates and charges](images/sd-handbook-1947.jpg) |
1938 |
1939 |
1940 |
1947 |
![Factory sites at Southeampton Docks](images/sd-factorysites1947.jpg) |
![Graving Dock](images/sd-graving2.jpg) |
![Ocean Terminal](images/sd-br-oceanterminal.jpg) |
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1947 |
1949 |
1950 |
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The West Country
The West Country featured strongly as a holiday destination. As well as the Hints for Holidays guide books many books were produced to persuade holidaymakers to visit the area.
The London & South Western Railway had previously also produced publicity for the area and some is included below.
![Local Guide 2](images/localguide2-lswr1901.jpg)
Guide to resorts in North Devon |
![Charmouth to Exmouth Coast](images/charmouth1905.jpg) |
![The Express Route](images/expressroute-lswr-1906.jpg) |
![Sunny Scenes](images/sunnyscenes-lswr.jpg) |
1901 LSWR |
1905 LSWR |
1906 LSWR |
LSWR |
![By the Cornish Sea](images/bythecornishsea-lswr1913.jpg) |
![Dartmoor](images/dartmoor-lswr1913.jpg) |
![Early Holiday Reflections](images/earlyholidayreflections-lswr1914.jpg) |
![Fairyland of the West](images/fairylandofthewest-lswr1915.jpg) |
1913 LSWR |
1913 LSWR |
1914 LSWR |
1915 LSWR |
![Early Holiday Delights](images/earlyholidaydelights-lswr1922.jpg) |
![My Finest Holiday](images/myfinestholiday.jpg) |
![West Country Holidays](images/westcountryholidays.jpg) |
![Romantic North Devon](images/rnd1931.jpg) |
1922 LSWR |
1927 & 1928 |
1930 |
1931 |
![Ace](images/ace.jpg) |
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1937 |
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![Lets Get Out Here](images/letsgetouthere.jpg) |
![Walks in North Devon](images/walksinnorthdevon.jpg) |
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1937 |
1938 |
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![Devon and Cornish Days](images/devonandcornishdays.jpg) |
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1932 |
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The South & East
Holiday location all around the Southern Railway network were advertised via a huge selection of leaflets, some are shown below.
![Riverside Retreats](images/riversideretreats-lswr1909.jpg) |
![New Forest](images/newforset-lswr1911.jpg) |
![The Sunny South](images/sunnysouth1924.jpg) |
![Holiday Tan](images/tan1925.jpg) |
1909 LSWR |
1911 LSWR |
1924 |
1925 |
![Isle of Wight for holidays of sheer delight](images/isleofwight1931.jpg) |
![Come to the Conqueror's Coast](images/cometoconquerorscoast.jpg) |
![Come Stay at Hythe](images/hythe.jpg) |
![Poole](images/poole-1934.JPG) |
1931 |
1931 |
1933 |
1934 |
![Brighton](images/brighton 1934.jpg) |
![Salters Steamers](images/salters-1935.JPG) |
![Brighton & Hove for sunshine](images/brighton1936.jpg) |
![Isle of Wight for sunshine health and happiness](images/isleofwight1937.JPG) |
1934 |
1935 |
1936 |
1937 |
![Weymouth](images/weymouth.jpg) |
![Weymouth](images/weymouth1938.jpg) |
![Poole](images/poole-1938.jpg) |
![Salters Steamers](images/salters-1938.JPG) |
1937 |
1938 |
1938 |
1938 |
![Evenings by the Sea](images/eveningsbythesea.jpg) |
![Southern Railway Holidays](images/srholidays.JPG) |
![Health and sky-shine Brighton & Hove](images/brightonandhove.jpg) |
![Weymouth](images/weymouth1940.JPG) |
1938 |
1939 |
1939 |
1940 |
![Southsea and the city of Portsmouth](images/southsea.jpg) |
![Hastings & St Leonards](images/hastings.jpg) |
![Margate](images/margate.jpg) |
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1940 |
1940 |
1940 |
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Camping
The Southern would either transport you to a holiday camp or at many stations provide you with camping coaches.
![Jolly Holiday Camping](images/jollyholidaycamping.jpg) |
![Jolly Holiday Camping](images/jhcc1936.JPG) |
1935 |
1936 |
Centenary Booklets
At various centenaries the Southern Railway, and later British Railways, produced booklets giving historical details and, in some cases,
information about associated attractions. These booklets ranged from a single sheet as in the case of Bodmin and Wadebridge
to substantial booklets as Ashford Works
![Centenary Booklet](images/centenary-bodmin.jpg) |
![Centenary Booklet](images/sd-centenary.jpg) |
![Centenary Booklet](images/centenary-croydon.jpg) |
![Centenary Booklet](images/centenary-shoreham.jpg) |
1934 Bodmin |
1938 Southampton Docks |
1939 Croydon |
1940 Shoreham |
![Centenary Booklet](images/centenary-dover.jpg) |
![Centenary Booklet](images/centenary-maidstone.jpg) |
![Centenary Booklet](images/centenary-guildford.jpg) |
![Centenary Booklet](images/centenary-tunbridgewells.jpg) |
1944 Dover |
1944 Maidstone |
1945 Guildford |
1945 Tunbridge Wells |
![Centenary Booklet](images/centenary-havant.jpg) |
![Centenary Booklet](images/ashfordworks.jpg) |
![Centenary Booklet](images/centenary-horsham.jpg) |
![Centenary Booklet](images/centenary-waterloo.jpg) |
1947 Havant |
1947 Ashford Works |
1948 Horsham |
1948 Waterloo |
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