EAW027900 ENGLAND (1950). Prefabricated schools in transit by rail near RAF Weston-super-Mare, Weston-super-Mare, 1950. This image has been produced from a print marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.

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Details

Title [EAW027900] Prefabricated schools in transit by rail near RAF Weston-super-Mare, Weston-super-Mare, 1950. This image has been produced from a print marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
Reference EAW027900
Date 7-February-1950
Link
Place name WESTON-SUPER-MARE
Parish WESTON-SUPER-MARE
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 333746, 159859
Longitude / Latitude -2.9511319766647, 51.3334572435
National Grid Reference ST337599

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'SHIPMENT OF 26 BRISTOL ALUMINIUM SCHOOLS' is the message on top of the first 14 wagons of this train. The image title is 'Prefabricated schools in transit by rail near RAF Weston-super-Mare, 1950'. This appears to be an arranged publicity photograph for the Bristol Aeroplane Company which had become involved in the manufacture of prefabricated buildings in the Post War period. See https://www.treverlen.org.uk/the-nursery/

Kentishman
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