Painting of a man smoking a pipe
This is a rare oil painting by Alfred Leete. He tended to use watercolour and ink to produce satirical cartoons and humorous images. He is best known for designing the...
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Photograph of Weston-super-Mare Swimming Club at the England Waterpolo Championships
In 1921 Weston-super-Mare beat Hyde Seal by eleven goals to ten in the Water Polo Championships. The three swimmers in the front row had all represented Great Britain at...
Photograph entitled 'Delivering the Daily Graphic, Weston-super-Mare'
This ragged boy is supposed to be delivering the Daily Graphic newspaper in Weston-super-Mare. Instead he has stopped to read it, perhaps at the suggestion of the photographer....
Painting of John Parsons, Weston-super-Mare Chairman
John Parsons was a Weston-super-Mare Chairman. Chairmen transported holiday makers across the sands in a special sort of carriage pulled by a donkey. This is one of a series of...
Medallion commemorating the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria
To commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887, the drapers, Lott and Company of Binford Place, Bridgwater, issued this brass medallion....
Medallion commemorating the coronation of King George VI
After the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936, George VI unexpectedly became king. In 1937 George was coronated. To mark this event the Mayor of Bridgwater, F J Reed, issued...
Painting of Castle Bow
This painting shows Castle Green and the Castle Hotel. In the 1800s stagecoaches travelling to and from London used the Castle Hotel as a stop-off point. Another of Tauntonês best-known...
Pointer
This replica of the Alfred jewel was made by Payne and Sons of Oxford for the Millenium celebrations of King Alfred in 1901. The Alfred Jewel is one of the...
Poster of Luccombe
This poster, promoting rail travel, is by Frank Wootton for British Railways and shows the Exmoor village of Luccombe....
Photograph of Weston-super-Mare Swimming Club Womenês Water Polo Team
Water polo was a popular sport in Weston-super-Mare. This autographed photograph suggests that the womenês team had become local celebrities....