Esso Advert, 1936

Morall's Gentlemans' Outfitters

A recreated building at the Black Country Living Museum depicting a menswear shop typical of the 1930s



To see the building, and others, visit the Black Country Living Museum website http://www.bclm.co.uk

Great Western Railway Air Services Part Two

The GWR Air Services were very succesful, and was one of the forerunners of the UK Domestic Airlines that operate today such as easyJet and Flybe. However, they only operated for a single season - in 1934, the airline Railway Air Services was formed, a collaboration of all four main railway companies - the Great Western Railway, the Southern Railway, the London Midland and Scotland Railway and the London North Eastern Railway

Broome's Garage 1936

Another building at the Black Country Living Museum, this time a replica of the Conway Garage at Sedgley Road, Dudley, run by mechanic Alex Broome. Alex Broome was a racing mechanic for Sunbeam, including being involved with the 1927 1000hp land speed record car nicknamed 'The Slug', but started his own garage in 1936 which ran for many years.



For more information on the garage and Alex Broome, you can view this .pdf file http://www.bclm.co.uk/downloads/a4_broomes_garage.pdf



You can see the replica garage, as well as a larger sales garage used as a car museum, at the Black Country Living Museum http://www.bclm.co.uk

Petrol Pumps

Selection of 1930's petrol pumps at the Black Country Living Museum garage



National Benzole



Shell



BP (British Petroleum)

Streamlined Royal Mail Car

British Pathe clip showing a GPO streamlined car, used for publicity purposes on the Royal Air Mail Service runs to Croydon Airport, and loading an Imperial Airways Handley Page HP42 Airliner

G.P.O STREAMLINED

Lockheed Electra at night, circa 1936

British Airways Ltd Lockheed 10a Electra at night