The LNER Encyclopedia

I recently won some wonderful 6" x 8" photographs from the 30s on Ebay. The vendor had submitted a very poor scan and I suspect I was the only bidder because they went for a song! They are undoubtedly prints made at the time, the clue is in the considerable 'silvering' which is a characteristic of pre-war photographs. The question is are they previously unknown? The subjects are (of course!) excellent and display the hallmarks of quality equipment & technique. I'd be grateful for any comments, particularly if anyone can identify the photographer - a long shot I agree! Here are two of the five LNER subjects, all being A1/A3s taken at King's Cross, quite probably on 29th September 1934 as one is marked as such.

G'Day Gents

Have'nt seen many pictures of Grand Parade. what a bonus! great pictures both of them,luck boy


manna

Rather reminiscent of the photographic work of Rev. AC Cawston, who took many A3 pictures in the mid-thirties.
Indeed, his classic shot of a driver leaning right out from the cab of Grand Parade (again!), to look back for the 'right away' at Grantham North in 1937 remains my all-time favourite LNER picture.
Cheers
Robt P.

Pass the date and engine numbers to Tommy Knox, he runs a site that has a LNER pacific database. Apparently he is having a few problems at the moment and is not fully back online. He will probably have all the details except photographers name.