WHERE TO FISH 1924

This folding brochure was issued in April 1924 -  a few months in advance of the two Haunts & Hints for Anglers publications which were 'in the course of preparation'. A 16 page publication with a somewhat austere cover illustration, it was in two sections - Fresh Water Fishing and Sea Angling - with a small map in the centre, which was rather nattily titled 'The Line for Anglers', and some useful addresses. This was, in fact, one of the earliest folding brochures isuued by the GWR and its sombre tone was to give way to the striking colour brochures of the later 1920s and the 1930s.

RACING FIXTURES 1939

Each year from 1933 (or perhaps earlier) to 1939 the GWR issued a small booklet for the horse racing enthusiast. This is the one for 1939 and it lists all the schedule race meetings for the year together with some Go Great Western and Send your Horses by Rail advertising material. Measuring only 5" x 3" they are one of the smallest of the GWR publications! Given their ephemeral nature not surpsisingly very few have survived to the present day.

GOLF COURSES 1936

In the 1920s the GWR had published its striking booklets 'Golf Courses Served by GWR' and 'Golf Courses on the GWR', the former of which is illustrated on my home page. In the 1930s it issued 'Golf Courses Served by the GWR' (a more grammatically correct title than its predecessor!) in a 'tall thin' format and this is the edition from April 1936. An illustrated preamble by Harry S Colt was followed by a complete list of courses arranged in County order and the usual advertising and GWR system map at the back. The amount of detail is impressive - the green fees, weekly memberships, opening times etc were included for each of the many courses listed. Compilation must have been a huge task!