Scenic railway
Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:
Sketch for Scenic Ride Seats, c1920 - 1939
Design for the seats on a scenic ride cars with dimensions. Pen and ink on woven paper.
Sketch for Turkey Car, c1920 - 1939
Desings for scenic car in the shape of a turkey with five rows of seats. Pencil on paper.
Sketch of Centaur Cherub for Gondola Car, c1900 - 1929
Design for a gondola car showing the front end with the figure of a centaur cherub and other elaborate carvings. Pencil on paper.
Sketch of Cherub and Eagle for Gondola Car, c1900 - 1929
Desing for a gondola car showing a cherub holding a torn and an eagle's head on the front end as well as other elaborate carvings. Pencil on paper.
Sketch of Cherub for Gondola Car, c1900 - 1929
Design for gondola car showing a cherub streching its arm upwards and other elaborate carvings. Pencil on paper.
Sketch of Cherub for Gondola Car, c1900 - 1929
Desing for a gondola car showing a cherub holding an object with a round end on the front end as well as other elaborate carvings. Pencil on paper.
Sketch of Cherub Holding an Arrow for Gondola Car, c1900 - 1929
Desing for a gondola car showing the back of a cherub holding an arrow on the front end as well as other elaborate carvings. Pencil on paper.
Sketch of Demon's Head for Gondola Car, c1900 - 1929
Design for ride car showing a deamon's head with large fangs and pointy ears on the front end and other elaborate carvings. Pencil on paper.
Sketch of Dragon's Head for Gondola Car, c1900 - 1929
Design for ride car showing a dragon's head with large teeth and claw on the front end and other elaborate carvings. Pencil on paper.
Sketch of St. George Slaying a Dragon for Gondola Car, c1900 - 1929
Design for a gondola car showing a man in armour spearing a dragon. Pencil on paper.
Sketches for Fairground Ride Car Designs, c1920 - 1939
Sketches for fairground ride car designs, including turkey, fish, swan, peacock, crocodile, greyhound, galloping horse, sea horse, dragon, centaur, whale and mermaid, mainly for switchback and scenic and a car for P. Bishop.
Sketches for Scenic and Switchback Cars, c1900 - 1929
Pencil sketches for scenic and switchback cars with fantasy dragon scenes (one possibly an allegory of St. George slaying the dragon) and demonic figures and elaborate foliage by H. Darby.
Sketches for Scenic or Switchback Ride Cars, c1900 - 1929
Designs for fairground ride cars showing neoclassical cherub figures in various poses, sideshow frontage, frieze and game stall.
Switchback Rides Research Material, c1970 - 1999
Folder of notes, newspaper cuttings and photographs relating to Switchbacks and Scenic Railways, includes material from other donors. Folder with typescript and manuscript pages, photographs fastened down, letters and notes from third parties inserted.