Hello!
I recently purchased a very interesting collection of items from eBay. One of the items was a large-ish booklet from the London North Eastern Railway called "On Either Side". It was designed to give information about what could be seen from the carriage windows on a journey along the East Coast Mainline along with some routes around Scotland. The copy I have does not have any kind of date on it, and seems to be much more basic in design on the cover than some examples I have seen on eBay. The only kind of marker for a date I can find is the odd reference to the year 1928, which means it's obviously from after 1928. The LNER came into existence in 1923 and disappeared in the nationalisation of the railways in 1948, which gives me a time-frame of around 20 years if we take into consideration the references to 1928 in the book.
So my question is essentially just this - when was this edition of the book made? I've had a look through and can't find any obvious references to dates, e.g. "20 years ago" or similar in reference to the historical events and locations illustrated in the book.
I'm aware that there may be no answer, but hopefully some brainy people on here will be able to help.
Thanks,
-Peter
P.S. I've attached photos of the cover and inside of the book for help in identifying the edition.
Above: Cover.
Above: Inside.
I recently purchased a very interesting collection of items from eBay. One of the items was a large-ish booklet from the London North Eastern Railway called "On Either Side". It was designed to give information about what could be seen from the carriage windows on a journey along the East Coast Mainline along with some routes around Scotland. The copy I have does not have any kind of date on it, and seems to be much more basic in design on the cover than some examples I have seen on eBay. The only kind of marker for a date I can find is the odd reference to the year 1928, which means it's obviously from after 1928. The LNER came into existence in 1923 and disappeared in the nationalisation of the railways in 1948, which gives me a time-frame of around 20 years if we take into consideration the references to 1928 in the book.
So my question is essentially just this - when was this edition of the book made? I've had a look through and can't find any obvious references to dates, e.g. "20 years ago" or similar in reference to the historical events and locations illustrated in the book.
I'm aware that there may be no answer, but hopefully some brainy people on here will be able to help.
Thanks,
-Peter
P.S. I've attached photos of the cover and inside of the book for help in identifying the edition.
Above: Cover.
Above: Inside.