Six skeins and one spool of artificial silk made at Wolston, near Coventry, between 1896 and 1900. Viscose rayon (artificial silk), 1896-1900. 1896-1900
Cibachrome colour print by Mark Hamblin 'Barn Owl with Prey' Warwickshire, undated Barn Owl with Prey
Oral history interview with Robert Goundry, conducted and recorded by Christopher Mew on 4 April 2018 (session 1) at the interviewee's home in Warwickshire. Duration: 52 mins. 25 sec. Career until privatisation; setting up Provincial sector; process of creating train operating company (TOC); personal views on privatisation; difficulties of process; management buyout (MBO) process Robert Goundry interviewed by Christopher Mew (session 1 of 2) 2018-04-04
Oral history interview with Peter Middleton, conducted and recorded by Richard Goldson at the interviewee's home in Warwickshire on 11 April 2018. Duration: 51 min. 20 sec. Start of footplate career; impact of management on drivers; union representation at Harrogate; start of organisational change; traction types; Class 14x Pacers; union representatives’ action on persistent faults; nationalisation; 1992 election; formation of separate company; looming impact of privatisation; possibility of management buyout (MBO); communications from management; impact of new franchisee announcement; new management; fragmentation; Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) attitude to privatisation Peter Middleton interviewed by Richard Goldson 2018-04-11
Oral history interview with Robert Goundry, conducted and recorded by Christopher Mew on 15 January 2019 (session 2) at the interviewee's home in Warwickshire. Duration: 25 min. 53 sec. Implementation of privatisation; privatisation unsuccessful in North West; lack of real competition post-privatisation; separation of track and trains; effect of privatisation on station staff service; personal feelings about privatisation; overview of privatisation Robert Goundry interviewed by Christopher Mew (session 2 of 2) 2019-01-15
British Railways (Western Region) holiday guide "Shakespeare Country," 1949. Cover art by Lander. 8.9764 x 3.9764 in. Shakespeare Country 1949