Railway Travel Guides

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Excursion Train Companion from London to: No.10 - Winchester, Southampton & Salisbury Knight's Book Description: London, 1851. Pamphlet, unbound. 24 pp. Frontis of multiple views of Stonehenge, Winchester, Southampton Pier & Salisbury Cathedral, etc. Description of the cities of Winchester, Southampton & Salisbury, etc. Itinerary for the branch line from Chandlersford to Salisbury with Stations and some sights passed on the journey. 8vo. Larger image Ref e60011 : £5 Return to Ephemera Index	Excursion Train Companion from London to: No.11 - Isle of Wight Knight's Book Description: London, 1851. Pamphlet, unbound. 24 pp. Frontis of multiple views of Cowes, the Needles, Ryde, Black Gang Chine, Newport & the Medina, etc. There is a full page map of the island. Description of the towns, Alum Bay and Carisbrooke Castle, etc. 8vo. Larger image Ref e60012 : £5 Return to Ephemera Index	Excursion Train Companion from London to: No.12 - Dorchester, Weymouth & Portland Knight's Book Description: London, 1851. Pamphlet, unbound. 24 pp. Frontis of multiple views of Weymouth, the Portland tram road, etc. Description of the towns of Dorchester, Weymouth & the island of Portland with details about the quarrying of the famous stone, etc. Full page itinerary from Southampton to Dorchester with Stations and some sights passed on the journey. 8vo. Larger image Ref e60013 : £5 Return to Ephemera Index	Excursion Train Companion from London to: No.15 - Cheltenham and Gloucester Knight's Book Description: London, 1851. Pamphlet, unbound. 24 pp. Frontis of multiple views of Pittville, Gloucester Cathedral, Tewkesbury, Berkeley Castle, etc. Description of Cheltenham, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Berkeley, Cirencester, etc. Itinerary from Swindon to Gloucester and Cheltenham with Stations and some sights passed on the journey. 8vo. Larger image Ref e60016 : £5 Return to Ephemera Index
Excursion Train Companion from London to: No.16 - Stratford and Warwick Knight's Book Description: London, 1851. Pamphlet, unbound. 24 pp. Frontis of multiple views of Warwick Castle, Shaksperes House (sic), Grammer School (sic), Stratford Church, Charlcote, Shottery, etc. Full page map of the district. Description of Stratford-upon-Avon, Charlcote, Shottery and Warwick. 8vo. Larger image Ref e60017 : £5 Return to Ephemera Index	Excursion Train Companion from London to: No.17 - Woolwich, etc Knight's Book Description: London, 1851. Pamphlet, unbound. 24 pp. Frontis of multiple views of Chatham, Sheerness, the Military College, the Royal Horse and Foot Artillery Barracks, Rochester Castle, etc. Description of Woolwich, the Dockyard, The Rotunda, the Royal Military Academy, the Foundry, the Medway and Sheerness, Strood, Rochester and Chatham, etc. Itinerary via the North Kent Railway from London to Strood with Stations and some sights passed on the journey. 8vo. Larger image Ref e60018 : £5 Return to Ephemera Index	Excursion Train Companion from London to: No.18 - Gravesend and the Halls of Kent Knight's Book Description: London, 1851. Pamphlet, unbound. 24 pp. Frontis of multiple views of Penshurst Place, Hever Castle, Knole, Charlton, Cobham Hall, Sidney's Oak, etc. Description of Gravesend, Hever Castle, Penshurst Place, Knole, Cobham Hall, etc. 8vo. Larger image Ref e60019 : £5 Return to Ephemera Index	Excursion Train Companion from London to: No.19 - Cambridge Knight's Book Description: London, 1851. Pamphlet, unbound. 24 pp. Frontis of multiple views of King's College, the Fitzwilliam Museum, Pepysian Library, St John's, the Round Church, etc. Descriptions of the University, the Senate House, the Fitzwilliam Museum, Trinity College, St John's, King's, Christ's, and the Town. Itinerary from London to Cambridge via Eastern Counties railway with Stations and some sights passed on the journey. 8vo. Larger image Ref e60020 : £5 Return to Ephemera Index
Excursion Train Companion from London to: No.20 - Leamington & Coventry Knight's Book Description: London, 1851. Pamphlet, unbound. 20 pp. Frontis of two lively views of the Royal Baths & Pump Room and the Lower Parade & Euston Place. Descriptions of Leamington, Kenilworth Castle, Stoneleigh and Coventry. Larger image Ref e60021 : £5 Return to Ephemera Index	Excursion Train Companion from London to: No.3 - Dover & Canterbury Knight's Book Description: London, 1851. Pamphlet, unbound. 24 pp. Frontis of multiple views of Canterbury, Folkstone (sic) & Dover. Descriptions of Canterbury, Dover and Folkestone. 2 pp itinerary from London to Canterbury, Ashford to Canterbury and Ashford to Dover with Stations and some sights passed on the journey. 8vo. Larger image Ref e60005 : £5 Return to Ephemera Index	Excursion Train Companion from London to: No.4 - Isle of Thanet, Sandwich, and Deal Knight's Book Description: London, 1851. Pamphlet, unbound. 24 pp. Frontis of multiple views of Walmer, Deal, Sandown, Sandwich, Margate, Minster, Richborough and Ramsgate. Descriptions of the Isle of Thanet, Margate, Ramsgate, Sandwich, the Goodwin Sands, Sandown Castle, Deal and Walmer Castle. Itinerary from London to Margate and London to Deal with Stations and some sights passed on the journey. 8vo. Larger image Ref e60006 : £5 Return to Ephemera Index	Excursion Train Companion from London to: No.5 - Bath Knight's Book Description: London, 1851. Pamphlet, unbound. 24 pp. Frontis of multiple views of Bath Abbey, King's Bath & Pump Room, Royal Crescent, Lansdowne Tower, etc. Description of Bath including the Baths, the Downs, etc. 2pp itinerary from London to Bath & Bristol with Stations and some sights passed on the journey. 8vo. Larger image Ref e60007 : £5 Return to Ephemera Index
Excursion Train Companion from London to: No.6 - Bristol Knight's Book Description: London, 1851. Pamphlet, unbound. 24 pp. Frontis of multiple views of Clifton, St Vincent's Rocks & Nightingale Valley, St Mary Redcliffe, Floating Dock, etc. Description of Bristol including the Port, St Mary Redcliffe, Clifton Down, Hotwells, etc. 8vo. Larger image Ref e60008 : £5 Return to Ephemera Index	Excursion Train Companion from London to: No.8 - Oxford Knight's Book Description: London, 1851. Pamphlet, unbound. 24 pp. Frontis of multiple views of High Street, Wadham College, Christ Church Meadows, Blenheim Palace, etc. Description of Oxford including the Picture Gallery and the University, etc. There is a list of colleges with the number of students entered in 1849. It is to be remarked that All Souls took on but a single student and the total new undergraduate entry to the whole university just 440. 8vo. Larger image Ref e60009 : £5 Return to Ephemera Index	Excursion Train Companion from London to: No.9 - Portsmouth & Chichester Knight's Book Description: London, 1851. Pamphlet, unbound. 24 pp. Frontis of multiple views of Portsmouth, Chichester, Semaphore, Porchester, Hulks, etc. Description of the towns plus the Dockyard, The Gun-wharf, the Royal Clarence Victualling Yard, etc. Itinerary to Chichester and Portsmouth by Brighton and South Coast Railway and 2pp itinerary from London to Gosport and Portsmouth by South-Western Railway with Stations and some sights passed on the journey. 8vo. Larger image Ref e60010 : £5 Return to Ephemera Index

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